Canada, Ontario Immigration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This publication includes immigration records of Ontario between 1862-1897. The originals are part Record Group 11 of the Ontario Department of Immigration at the Archives of Ontario in Toronto.

Selected Records Included in this Collection
 * Passenger Bonus Receipts
 * Application for Refund Bonus
 * Registers of Applications for Passage Warrants
 * Arrival Destination Records
 * Refund Bonus Lists
 * Assisted Passage Certificates
 * Refund Bonus Certificates

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information you have found to find the person in census records
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This can help you find possible relatives
 * Search the records of nearby areas
 * Check for other names. An individual might appear under an unexpected name for a variety of reasons:
 * They might have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name
 * A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Ontario.
 * Ontario Record Finder
 * Canada Research Tips and Strategies

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Ontario Department of Immigration. Immigration Records, 1862-1897
 * Ontario Department of Immigration. Toronto Emigration Office records, or, Hawke papers, 1831-1892
 * Wendy Cameron and Mary McDougall Maude. Assisting emigration to Upper Canada : the Petworth project, 1832-1837.Montréal, Québec : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2000. FS Library 971.3 W2c
 * Wendy Cameron and Mary McDougall Maude, ed., The Petworth emigration scheme : a preliminary list of emigrants from Sussex and neighbouring counties in England to Upper Canada, 1832-1837.''Canada? : Wordforce, c1990. FS Library 971.3 W2p
 * Upper Canada. Provincial Secretary's Office, Naturalization returns, 1828-1850
 * Fawne Stratford-Devai, Province of Ontario immigration records : an overview Milton, Ontario : Global Heritage Press, c2003, FS Library 971.3 W27s

Citing This Collection
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