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Canada became a country in 1867, about 200 years after the first census was taken in the land. So don't be fooled by the country's relative youth – there are records of interest to genealogists from before nationhood as well as after. The sources in this section apply, for the most part, to all of Canada. Use this page as a reference along with the pages for the specific provinces, territories or topics of interest.
A variety of Canada-wide sites for genealogy Our Roots Canada's Local Histories Online. Our Roots is a library, archive, museum and school all in one. Check the collection to find Canadian local histories in French and English Early Canadiana Online A digital library with more than two million pages in 14,000 volumes. Also includes an index to the microfiche in the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions series. Canadian Genealogical Projects Registry Part of the Alberta Family Histories Society website. This is a guide to transcription work from across the country. Rootsweb A free site with material from around the world, including limited Canadian content. Obituary Daily Times A searchable database of obituaries from around the world. Cemetery Burial Records and Tombstone Inscriptions - Canada Listing of sites containing Cemetery Records in Canada. Canadian Parliamentary Divorces 1826-1946 On Hugh Armstrong's Genealogy Site Hudson's Bay Company Archives The archives, based in Winnipeg, offers a wealth of information on the human and natural history of western and northern Canada. inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research and Searchable Databases Commercial site has searchable immigration databases that include almost 40,000 records spanning from 1748 to 1881. The Olive Tree Historical and genealogical information on Ontario, Niagara area Loyalists, Palatines, Mennonites, Huguenots and Walloons, Mohawk Nation and more. It also has Ships' Passenger Lists and Canadian Muster Rolls from the American Revolution and War of 1812. Canadian Patent Database Did your ancestor have a patent? Always check a database such as this – you might be surprised. Canadian Patents 1869-1894 From the Library and Archives Canada website. Canadian Trade-Marks Database No, it won't take your research back, but it might help you add a bit of colour to your family history. Chinese Canadians A comprehensive site provided by the Vancouver Public Library. Chinese Canadians wiki A wiki developed by the Vancouver Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Canada GenWeb The main page of the Canada GenWeb project. It has links to the provincial pages. Archives Canada Designed to make readily available the information that is held in archival institutions across Canada. Genforum - Canada A site with online message forums for all provinces and territories. Telus phone book For finding current telephone numbers across Canada. Search engines Google is the most popular search engine, but there are other choices: Yahoo! ¦ MSN Live ¦ Ask (Teoma) ¦ Gigablast ¦ Snap ¦ Lycos ¦ SearchMe ¦ Cuil |
Destination Canada By Dave Obee Available at Interlink Bookshop and Global Genealogy |