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Archival collections (government and private materials)
Audio and video resources
Government documents related to Indigenous peoples
Land records
Library collections and resources
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Library Search - Aurora - Library and Archives Canada catalogue
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Library Search - Voilà - catalogue for other Canadian libraries
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Canada Gazette 1841-1997 (Archived)
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Canadian Directories Collection, pre-1901
- Index to
Federal Royal Commissions, 1869 - 2010
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Music Periodical Index, 1920-2011
- Music,
Disc-O-Logue, 1958-1985 - French-language popular music catalogue
- Music,
RPM, 1964-2000 - top 10 music charts publication
- Newspapers,
Canadian Illustrated News, 1869-1883
- Newspapers,
French-Canadian, 1808-1919 (Archived)
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Public Opinion Research Reports, 2006 to present
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Rare Book Illustrations, Before 1800
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Symbols and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada
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Theses Canada
Military and personnel records
- 1772-1784,
Carleton Papers - Loyalists and British Soldiers
- 1777-1785,
Loyalists in the Maritimes - Ward Chipman Muster Master's Office
- 1782-1807,
Black Loyalist Refugees - Port Roseway Associates
- 1783,
Carleton Papers - Book of Negroes
- 1812-1815,
War of 1812
- 1812-1969,
Military Medals, Honours and Awards
- 1899-1902,
South African War, Service Files, Medals and Land Applications
- 1910-1941,
Service Files of the Royal Canadian Navy, Ledger Sheets
- 1914-1918,
Courts Martial of the First World War
- 1914-1918,
Personnel Records of the First World War
- 1914-1918,
War Diaries of the First World War (user guide)
- 1939-1945,
Faces of the Second World War (photographs)
- 1939-1947,
Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead
Postal heritage and stamps
Ancestors and family history
Birth, marriage, divorce and death records
Because these records are a provincial and territorial responsibility, our collection is limited. For more information, consult the
Births, Marriages and Deaths page.
Censuses
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Census of 1825, Lower Canada (Quebec)
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Census of 1831, Lower Canada (Quebec)
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Census of 1842, Canada East (Quebec)
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Census of 1851, Canada East (Quebec), Canada West (Ontario), New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
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Census of 1861, Canada East (Quebec), Canada West (Ontario), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
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Census of 1870, Manitoba
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Census of Canada, 1871
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Census of Canada, 1881
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Census of Canada, 1891
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Census of Canada, 1901
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Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
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Census of Canada, 1911
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Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
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Census of Canada, 1921
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Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Employment records
Immigration and citizenship records
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Citizenship Registration Records, 1851-1945 - Montreal Circuit Court
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Home Children, 1869-1932
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Home Children - Boards of Guardians Register, late 1880s to 1916
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Immigrants at Grosse Île Quarantine Station, 1832-1937
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Immigrants Before 1865
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Immigrants from China, 1885-1949
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Immigrants from the Russian Empire, 1898-1922
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Immigrants Sponsored by the Montreal Emigrant Society, 1832
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Immigrants from Ukraine, 1891-1930
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Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West
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Naturalization Records, Search by Name, 1915-1946
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Naturalization Records, Search by Date, 1947-1951
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Passenger Lists and Border Entries, 1925-1935 - Nominal Indexes
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Passenger Lists for the Port of Quebec City and Other Ports, 1865-1922
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Passenger Lists, 1865-1922