Canada Genealogy

North America Canada Guide to Canada genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Country Information
Canada is a country in North America bordered by the United States. It was formerly a colony of France and Great Britain. The official languages are English and French.

Canada Clickable Map
Click on the map below to go to the province or territory's Wiki article listing more information.

Provinces and Territories
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Canada. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

More Canada Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Canada.
 * French-Canadian Genealogy-Sources and Resources. How and where to locate original records or reliable secondary records and further details about the lives of ancestors, in addition to names, dates, and places.
 * BYU Canada Research Outline largely duplicates these Wiki pages. Includes some bibliographic lists from BYU Library, 2001.
 * Tracing Family History: Canada Immigration and Citizenship - Genealogy Guide
 * Jonasson, Eric. The Canadian Genealogical Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in Canada. Winnipeg: Wheatfield Press, 1978.

More Canada Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Canada.
 * Digital images of the Census of Canada are available at Library and Archives Canada.
 * Early Canadiana Online - online collection of early Canadian print heritage.
 * [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Canada.pdf Family History Library Research Outline - contains out-of-date links

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * - Canada online genealogy courses
 * Familysearch Canada records collections
 * Family History Center locator map