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OrphanagesMany orphaned and abandoned children were placed in orphanages or children's homes, which were usually run by local municipalities, provincial/territorial authorities, churches or charitable organizations. In Quebec, there were no orphanages prior to 1847 as children were placed with families by the government authorities. Private agreements were made with families by signing a Notarial Record. After 1847, orphanages were established and run by nuns. There is no central repository for orphanage records in Canada. In fact, many records would have been discarded when an orphanage closed. Research at Library and Archives CanadaOrphanages are not a federal jurisdiction, so Library and Archives Canada holds few such records. Protestant Orphans' Home (MG 28 I37)Orphans' Home of Ottawa Weredale House (MG 28 I405)The Boys' Home of Montreal Summerhill Homes (MG 28 I388)Montreal Protestant Orphan Asylum Industrial Removal Office (MG 28 V67)Hebrew Orphans Home, Toronto, 1903 For further details about the above records, consult the General Inventory database. Select Private Records. Keywords: name of the institution Juvenile Inspection Reports (RG 76 C4c)Immigration officials created inspection report cards as they carried out regular inspections of children brought to Canada by various organizations in the 1920s, although there are a few records dated as early as 1914 and some as late as the 1930s. Most of the reports relate to British Home Children. There is usually one page per child, with the following details:
In some cases, you may have to consult the List of Abbreviations to determine the name of the sending organization. This series also includes inspection cards for some European children, including those brought to Canada by the Armenian Relief Association of Canada (1923-1932) and the Canadian Jewish War Orphans Committee (1920-1921). The Juvenile Inspections Reports are available on the following microfilm reels, arranged in approximate alphabetical order: T-15420 A to CARDNO, Leslie This is the only known source for children sent by the British Immigration and Colonization Association. Census Returns (RG 31)Census were supposed to include the names of all residents (called inmates) of institutions. Institutions were enumerated within the census returns for the town or township where they were located, with the exception of the 1891 Census, in which the returns for all institutions in Canada are found on one microfilm reel (T-6427), arranged by district.
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