Hobby: Family History
Archives and Vital Statistics
- National Archives of Canada
Offers genealogical content (e.g. Census records), services, advice, research tools and opportunities to work on joint projects, in both official languages.
Tracing Your Ancestors in Canada is a free guide that describes the main sources of genealogical information in Library and Archives Canada. - Newfoundland & Labrador
Vital Statistics has birth, marriage and death records from 1892 to the present. For records prior to 1892, contact the provincial archives at (709) 729-3065. - Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Birth records date back to 1840; marriage records back to 1886, and extracts from baptismal records from 1886 to 1919. There are no death records before 1906. - Nova Scotia
Has searchable databases: marriage bonds 1763–1849, land petitions from Cape Breton Island (1787-1843) and from mainland Nova Scotia (1769-1799), and others. - New Brunswick
In New Brunswick there are many archives, libraries, historical and genealogical societies, and research centres that make it easy for one to trace ancestors. The addresses of several of the main institutions are listed. - Quebec
Material dates back to the start of the colony of New France. There are court records as far back as 1638. The civil archives include birth, marriage, and death records from 1621 to 1900 (for both Catholic and Protestant denominations), and notarial records dating back to the 17th century. There are records from 19th century land surveyors. - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- Ontario
Offers the three primary collections of genealogical interest at the Archives of Ontario are the Vital Statistics, Court Records, and Land Registrations. Gives advice on how to search for family histories and genealogy. - Manitoba
Special Manitoba heritage collections: newspapers, and community and family histories. - Saskatchewan
Has registrations of births, deaths and marriages that occurred in Saskatchewan. Has those births records that are more than 100 years old. - a href="http://www.servicealberta.ca/VitalStatistics.cfm">Alberta Vital Statistics
Vital Statistics have Alberta birth records dating from approximately 1850 to present and Alberta marriage and death records dating from approximately 1890 to present. Genealogical Searches - British Columbia
Holdings include government records, maps, newspapers, as well as personal, family, and other non-governmental records. - Nunavut
Contact Registrar General of Vital Statistics (off-site)www.gov.nu.ca/gnmain.htm . More more details see Nunavut GenWeb Homepage
- North West Territories
The NWT Archives attempts to ensure that the preservation of archives relevant to the human history of the NWT, Our holdings, created by individuals and organizations in the private sector, are database accessible. - Yukon
Yukon Vital Statistics have very little information on a data base and most searches are done from hard copy. The Vital Statistics Agency has records of birth, marriage, and death occurring in Yukon since 1896 (some events occurring during that time were not registered).
General Sources
- Canada Gen Web Project
Committed to the collection and distribution of Canadian genealogical data on the web - Une collection de données généalogiques canadiennes sur le web. - Genealogy and Local History County of Halton
Included are: Births, Marriages and Deaths, Census, Cemetery, Land Records, Surrogate Court Records, Military Records, Business Directories, Photographs, Newspaper Articles, Books, Documents and Maps. - Halton-Peel Branch Ontario Genealogical Society
- Search for Ancestors Archives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
