Library and Archives Canada

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Contact Information
Address:


 * 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 CANADA

E-mail:


 * Ask a Question Genealogy Inquiry Form
 * Ask Us a Question Form
 * Request for Retrieval of Documents
 * User Card Registration Form
 * Reproduction Requests

Telephone:   613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll-free in Canada and the US)    TTY: 613-992-6969 or 1-866-299-1699 (toll-free in Canada) Fax: 613-995-6274

Hours and holidays:


 * Registration Desk (Ground floor)   Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.    Closed on Statutory Holidays


 * Canadian Genealogy Centre (3rd floor)   Monday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.    Tuesday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.    Wednesday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.    Thursday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.    Friday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.    Saturday/Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Map, parking, and public transportation:


 * Map. Online map.
 * Parking. There are paid parking spaces for Library and Archives Canada visitors on the west side of the building. Also, there are public parking lots and some metered street parking nearby.
 * Public Transit.


 * Ottawa's OC Transpo take any bus travelling on Wellington, Albert, Slater, Queen or Bank streets.
 * Gatineau's STO take any bus travelling on Wellington Street in Ottawa.

Internet sites and databases:


 * LAC Internet Site discover the collection, genealogy and family history, censuses, military records, research by topics, copies and visiting, services and programs, forum, news, photo gallery.
 * Genealogy and Family Hisory how-to-begin, birth, marriages, deaths, census, immigration, military, land, and employment records.


 * Search all of LAC's collections at once.
 * Ancestor search - by name.
 * Library search - digital books, journals, and theses.
 * Archives search - fonds, photos, maps, and art.

Collection Description
Canadian national (or regional) databases and collections which include millions of books, newspapers, and periodicals, 21.3 million photos, 343,000 works of art about topics like genealogy and family history, portraits, aboriginal peoples, biographies, censuses, citizenship, disasters, ethno-cultural groups, educational resources, exploration, film and broadcasting, immigration, literature, land records, maps, military, music and performing arts, Canadian national identity, philately and postal history, politics and government, roads, canals, and railroads, settlement, sports, births, marriages, deaths, and divorces.

Tips

 * Preparing for a visit to the LAC.

Guides
The LAC has dozens of research aids. Some of interest to genealogists include:

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