Canada Archives and Libraries

This section describes major repositories of Canada’s genealogical and historical records.
 * Archives collect and preserve original documents created by organizations such as churches or governments. Many archives have Websites.
 * Libraries generally collect published books, maps, microfilms, and other sources.

Archives
In Canada, several types of archives have records for genealogical research:
 * Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
 * Provincial archives and county and local museums
 * Municipal local government offices
 * Church archives and parish offices
 * Public and academic libraries
 * Historical and genealogical societies

The FamilySearch Library has digitized or microfilmed records from:
 * the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (formerly known as the National Archives of Canada (NAC); and earlier known as the Public Archives of Canada (PAC)), *the provincial archives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario,
 * vital records and probate records from British Columbia,
 * homestead applications from Saskatchewan,
 * land and property and probate records from Newfoundland, and
 * probate records from Manitoba.

Library and Archives Canada, formerly the National Library of Canada

 * Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 Canada Telephone: 613-995-9481 Fax: 613-943-1112 Website
 * The Canadian government collects records about Canadian history, culture, and people. Their collection includes census, military records, immigration lists, land records, and some church records.

Interlibrary Loans: Copies of many Library and Archives Canada records are available at public or university libraries in the United States through interlibrary loan.

Provincial Archives
Each province has its own archives that are separate from those of the national government. These repositories have many records valuable for genealogical research in their particular area.

In eastern Canada, provincial archives have:
 * Some birth, marriage, and death records
 * Some census records
 * Many land records
 * Some probate records
 * Some church records

In western Canada, provincial archives have:
 * Many land records
 * Some probate records
 * Specialized documents about the history of their area

Additional Libraries
Collection Gagnon Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal 1210 rue Sherbrooke est Montreal, QC H2L 1L9 Canada Telephone: 514-872-5923 Fax: 514-872-1626 Online --- Centre d’études acadiennes Université de Moncton 415 University Ave. Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 Canada Telephone: 506-858-4085 E-mail: cea-um@umoncton.ca
 * Marriage indexes, church records, and vital records for French Canadians
 * To promote the reconstitution of Acadian families, the genealogy section contains a large quantity of primary sources such as parish registers and censuses. For example, the Center has copies of all the pre-dispersion registers still available, as well as copies of the registers of Acadian parishes today. To fill in the gaps, when primary sources are lacking, the Center has important secondary sources in the form of books, magazines, brochures, newspaper clippings and valuable genealogical manuscripts such as those of Placide Gaudet.

Museums
Canadian Museum of History 100 Laurier Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M8 Local: 819-776-7000 Toll free: 1-800-555-5621 TTY for people with hearing disabilities: 819-776-7003 Canada Website

Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6 Telephone: 416.586.8000 Email: info@rom.on.ca Website
 * Interesting objects and this considered the national museum

The Danish Canadian National Museum 35544 Range Rd 31 Box 92 Spruce View, T0M 1V0 Alberta, Canada Telephone: 403-728-0019 E-mail: manager@danishcanadianmuseum.com Website

National Air Force Museum of Canada 220 RCAF Road 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, ON, Canada Telephone: 613-965-2511 E-mail: assistantcurator@airforcemuseum.ca Website

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum 1 Birch Ave Banff, AB T0L 0C0 Canad Telephone: +1 403 762 2388 E-mail: info@buffalonationsmuseum.com Website
 * History of local indigenous Canadians

Canadian War Museum 1 Vimy Place Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8 Local: 819-776-7000 Toll Free: 1-800-555-5621 TTY for People with Hearing Disabilities: 819-776-7003 Website

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre 6688 Southoaks Crescent Burnaby BC V5E 4M7 Canada Tel: 604.777.7000 Fax: 604.777.7001 Email: info[at]nikkeiplace.org Website
 * History & culture of Japanese Canadians

Record Offices
Click on a province below for information about civil registration and vital records for each province, including Internet sites and where to find the records:


 * Alberta Civil Registration
 * British Columbia Civil Registration
 * Manitoba Civil Registration-Vital Records
 * New Brunswick Civil Registration
 * Newfoundland and Labrador Vital Records
 * Northwest Territories Vital Records
 * Nova Scotia Civil Registration
 * Ontario Civil Registration
 * Prince Edward Island Civil Registration
 * Quebec Civil Registration
 * Saskatchewan Civil Registration
 * Yukon Civil Registration

Nunavut was formed in the past few years. Any records would be legally private. No link has yet been made.