Use this tool to search records and publications across most of the collections held by Library and Archives Canada. For other records, try using Census search or one of our other search tools.

War of 1812: Lower Canada Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1A7 (Archived) War of 1812: Miscellaneous Records (Archived) War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1B7 (Archived) Immigration. See also Immigration records. Border Entry, 1908-1918 (Archived) Border Entry, 1925-1935 (Archived) Border Entry, Form 30, 1919-1924

The American lists held at Library and Archives Canada include only the names of passengers who were proceeding directly to Canada. The complete lists are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration in the United States.

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The 1881 Census of Canada database search help page provides information about the database, the search screen, how to interpret the results and some research tips.

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Do you have ancestors who were immigrants and who applied for citizenship? That process is called naturalization. The names of people who were naturalized can be found in the lists published by the Canadian government in the Canada Gazette and in the annual reports of the Secretary of State. Those lists are digitized and indexed by name in this ...

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds the Canadian immigration records for the years 1865 to 1935. The passenger lists are the sole surviving official records of the arrival of the majority of people accepted as immigrants in Canada.

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds unique and extensive records about British Home Children, such as passenger lists, Immigration Branch correspondence files and inspection reports, non-government collections such as the Middlemore Home fonds, as well as indexes to some records held in the United Kingdom.

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds unique and extensive records about British home children, such as: passenger lists Immigration Branch correspondence files and inspection reports