Alberta Census

Library and Archives Canada

 * Census of Canada, 1871 from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * 1881 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * Census of Canada, 1891 from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * 1901 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * 1911 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * Census of Canada, 1921 from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.
 * Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926 from Library and Archives Canada Index and images.

FamilySearch

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 * Index and Images.
 * Index only. Also at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * Index only. Also at FindMyPast, index, ($).
 * Index only. Also at FindMyPast, index, ($).
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Ancestry.com ($)

 * 1921 Census of Canada, index and images. ($)
 * 1911 Census of Canada, index and images. ($)
 * 1901 Census of Canada, index and images. ($)
 * 1891 Census of Canada, index and images. ($)
 * 1881 Census of Canada, index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
 * 1871 Census of Canada and Mortality Schedule, index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
 * 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
 * Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.

FindMyPast ($)

 * Canada Census, 1871, index, ($).
 * 1881 Census of Canada, index, ($).
 * Canada Census, 1891, index, ($).
 * 1891 Census of Canada ($) Index and Images.
 * Canada Census, 1901, index, ($).
 * Canada Census, 1911, index, ($).

Census Records
A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the colonial, provincial, and national governments of Canada for a variety of reasons, including taxation and levying for militia service.

Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified.

The national government of Canada has taken censuses every ten years since 1871 and every five years since 1971. The 1871 census covers the four original provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. The first coast-to-coast census was taken in 1881.