Canada, Chinese Exclusion Act Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Immigration forms and index cards, C.I. 44 that Chinese Canadians were required to fill out from 1923-1946 as part of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923. The forms are in English and contain personal information about each individual. The originals can be found at Library and Archives Canada.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * C.I.44 form include: name, alias, residence, occupation, age, marital status, birthplace, port of entry, date of entry, name of ship, head tax amount, height.


 * Index Cards include name, C.I.44 forum number, age and date of registration.

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
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

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

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Jin Tan and Patricia E. Roy,  The Chinese in Canada Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Historical Association, 1985 FS Library 971 F2tr
 * David Chuenyan Lai,  Chinatowns : towns within cities in Canada Vancouver, British Columbia : University of British Columbia Press, c1988 FS Library 971 F2La

Citing This Collection
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