Bonsecours market and wharves, Montréal, circa 1875.
MIKAN 3193072
The Records
Library and Archives Canada holds naturalization records created by the Circuit Court office in Montreal. Most records were created between 1868 and 1916 (RG 6 F3).
A typical file will include:
- the petition
- the oath of residence
- the oath of allegiance
- and the certificate issued by a Justice of the Peace
and provide the following information for each petitioner:
- name
- age
- residence
- former residence
- place of birth
- length of residence in Canada
- occupation
- and date of naturalization.
The Database
This database provides access to 8432 references to the Citizenship Registration Records for the Montreal Circuit Court held at Library and Archives Canada. Each file was consulted in order to verify the name, age, place of birth and year of naturalization for each individual.
The content of the database entries reflects the original language used in the documents. This information was not translated. Most of the files consist of four printed form pages in English.
Important note: Given that some of the original documents are very difficult to read, some information in the database may be incorrect and/or incomplete.
Search Screen
The search screen allows you to search by:
Note that some entries include only an initial for the given names. Try searching by surname only.
When you have entered your search terms, click on 'Submit'. The number of hits found will be shown at the top of the results screen.
How to Interpret the Results
Your search results will be posted as a results summary list from which you will be able to obtain an item description.
Search Results Page
The search results page displays the following fields:
- Item Number
- Surname
- Given Name
- Year of Naturalization
Click on the underlined Item Number of a record to access the Item page, which contains additional information specific to that record.
Item Page
The item page has digitized images of the actual pages available in JPG format and contains the following fields:
- Surname
- Given Name(s)
- Age
- Country of Birth
- Year of Naturalization
- File Number
- Volume
- Reference
- Item Number
To suggest a correction, click on the Suggest a Correction link to access an electronic form.
To return to the Search Results page, click on the Back button of your browser in the upper left corner of your screen.
How to Obtain Copies
You can print the images or save the images on your own computer.
Other Resources
Some provincial and territorial archives also hold citizenship and naturalization records. Records from 1854 are still in the custody of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Consult Citizenship to obtain more information on additional resources to find naturalization and citizenship records.
