Databases

The Canadian Genealogy Centre develops databases on various aspects of the population of Canada and hosts other databases created by their partners. Each database includes a comprehensive online help page, which contains helpful information about the records, the database and how to consult the actual records.

Directory of Resources

• AVITUS

Births, marriages and deaths

• Divorce in Canada (1841-1968)
• Upper and Lower Canada Marriage Bonds

Census

• Census Microfilm Reels from 1666 to 1901
• Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) NEW
• Census of Ontario, 1871
• Census of Canada, 1901
• Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906
• Census of Canada, 1911

Immigration

• Passenger Lists, 1865-1922 NEW
• Likacheff-Ragosine-Mathers (LI-RA-MA) Collection NEW!
• Montreal Emigrant Society Passage Book (1832) NEW
• Port of New Westminster - Register of Chinese Immigration (1887-1908) NEW
• Immigrants at Grosse-Île
• Immigration Records (1925-1935)
• Home Children (1869-1930)

Land

• Western Land Grants (1870-1930)
• Metis Scrip Records

Loyalists

• Ward Chipman, Muster Master's Office (1777-1785) NEW

Military

• Soldiers of the South African War (1899 - 1902)
• Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)
• Courts-Martial of the First World War
• War Diaries of the First World War

Naturalization

• Upper Canada and Canada West Naturalization Registers (1828-1850) NEW
• 1915-1932 Canadian Naturalization

People

• Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online [www.biographi.ca/index2.html]
• Post Offices and Postmasters
• Canadian Directories: Who was Where
• Project Naming

Other Databases

• AMICUS WEB
  Published sources such as books and newspapers are catalogued in this database. It contains references to local histories, church and cemetery indexes, family histories, city directories, genealogy society journals and more.
• ArchiviaNet
  Many archival records can be searched using this online research tool.
• CAIN [www.archivescanada.ca/]
  The Canadian Archival Information Network (CAIN) provides access to holdings of more than 800 archival institutions across Canada.