Thematic Guides

Unpublished Guides

The references to files suggested in these guides have been translated in both English and French in order to facilitate access to these records. Please note that the majority of the documents in these files are written in English, which was the working language of federal offices in the years before official bilingualism, although some documents in these files may be written in French.

Files guaranteed to contain primarily French language content have been clearly identified with an (F) next to the file reference.

Specific and General References

The following guides provide the precise references required to order archival documents.

Abortion
Avro Arrow (CF-105)
Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition
Canadian Government Expositions Centre
Deportation from Canada, 1893-1977
Early Meteorology Records
Grosse-Île Quarantine Station (Québec)
Halifax Explosion
Immigration of Farm Labourers to Canada, 1918-1945
International Joint Commission
Louis Riel, the Red River Rebellion and the North West Campaign
Organized Crime in Canada After 1945 and Immigration Records
Records on the Immigration of Domestics
Rideau Canal
Ship - Empress of Ireland
South African War
Spanish Flu Epidemic
Trans-Canada Highway
Unidentified Flying Objects

Research Strategies and Advice

The following guides provide advise which will facilitate research in archival documents.

Federal-Provincial Conferences
Records of the Department of Public Works (RG 11)

Overview

The following guides provide general descriptions of archival documents pertaining to a particular subject.

Canadian Immigration Since Confederation and the Department of External Affairs
Immigration Instructions: A Chart of Circulars, Directives and Operations Memoranda, 1909-1978
Most Frequently Used Immigration Records