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: See the catalog under: CANADA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES CANADA, [PROVINCE NAME] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
 * 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: Library and Archives Canada
 * 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

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 - New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116-3087 USA Telephone: 617-536-5740 Fax: 617-536-7307 Website: American Ancestors - The State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Division 816 State Street Madison, WI 53706 USA Telephone: 608-264-6534 Fax: 608-264-6520 Website: State Historical Society of Wisconsin - Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street P. O. Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 USA Telephone: 219-421-1200 Fax: 219-422-9688 Website: Allen County Public Library - Burton Historical Collection Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202-4093 USA Telephone: 313-833-1480 Fax: 313-833-5039 Website: Burton Historical Collection
 * 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.