Current Ontario Birth, Marriage, and Death Records (National Institute)

Locating the Registrations of Vital Statistics After the Public Domain Cut-off Dates
For registrations of more current events, you must contact the [https://www.orgforms.gov.on.ca/eForms/start.do. Registrar General in Thunder Bay]. They will forward an application form to be completed. This will give you the information necessary to determine if you qualify for access to these records as well as the current costs. You can find information and downloadable forms at their website.

Office of the Registrar General P.O. Box 4600 189 Red River Road, 3rd Floor Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6L8 Telephone: 416-325-8305 Toll free in Ontario: 1-800-461-2156

Archives of Ontario 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd. Toronto, Ontario M7A 2C5 Telephone: 416-327-1600 Toll-Free in Ontario: 1-800-668-9933 Email: [mailto:reference@ontario.ca reference@ontario.ca]

Genealogical Societies
Thirty-two regional branches make up the Ontario Genealogical Society. They each hold meetings, sponsor speakers and workshops, create and hold documents that are often not available anywhere else, and field queries from afar. In general, the local genealogy or family history society knows how to access people with knowledge you are seeking and where to look for records you need. They are regarded as having much expertise for the local area. A “branch locator” tool is available. It also identifies special interest groups within the Ontario Genealogical Society. Ontario Genealogical Society 40 Orchard View Boulevard, Suite 102 Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B9 Telephone: 416-489-0734 Email: [mailto: provoffice@ogs.on.ca provoffice@ogs.on.ca]

Réseau du Patrimoine Franco-Ontarien 2445, boulevard St-Laurent, Pièce B181 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6C3 Telephone: 613-729-5769 Toll-free: 1-866-307-9995 There are many smaller or independent genealogical societies across Ontario. For a list and contact information, consult: Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records, 4th edition, by Brenda Dougall Merriman (Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 2008).

Anglican Church
Anglican Church Archives Anglican Diocese of Toronto Archives 135 Adelaide Street East Toronto, Ontario M5C 1L8 Telephone: 416-363-6021, ext. 219 Toll Free: 1-800-668-8932

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto was founded in 1839 and the first Synod organized in 1853. A published guide to their collection is available: Guide to the Holdings of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario.

Anglican Diocese of Algoma Synod Archives Arthur A. Wishart Library, Algoma University 1520 Queen St. East Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2G4 Telephone: 705-949-2101

Anglican Diocese of Huron Archives Huron University College 1349 Western Road London, Ontario N6G 1H3 Telephone: 519-645-7956 Email: [mailto:archives@huron.anglican.ca archives@huron.anglican.ca]

Anglican Diocese of Keewatin Archives 915 Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 567 Keewatin, Ontario P0X 1C0 Telephone: 807-547-3353 Email: [mailto:dioceseofkeewatin@gokenora.com dioceseofkeewatin@gokenora.com]

Anglican Diocese of Moosonee Archives Laurentian University Archives Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6 Telephone: 705-675-1151 ext. 3306 Email: [mailto:archives@laurentian.ca archives@laurentian.ca]

Anglican Diocese of Niagara Archives William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections McMaster University Libraries, 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L6 Telephone: 905-525-9140 ext. 22079 Email: [mailto:archives@mcmaster.ca archives@mcmaster.ca]

Anglican Diocese of Ontario Archives 90 Johnson Street Kingston, Ontario K7L 1X7 Telephone: 613-544-4774 ext. 28

Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives Christ Church Cathedral 420 Sparks Street Ottawa, Ontario K1R 0B2 Telephone: 613-232-7124 ext 234 Email: [mailto:archives@ottawa.anglican.ca archives@ottawa.anglican.ca]

United Church Archives
The United Church of Canada Archives holds a number of local church records of the United Church and its uniting denominations (Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian (1925 union); and Evangelical United Brethren—joined in 1968). The records of the churches which did not join at union but remained part of the continuing Presbyterian Church in Canada after 1925 are held in the Presbyterian Church Archives; see address listed below. Geographic Distribution: For the above denominations, this Archives holds local church records for the five Ontario Conferences with headquarters in Ontario (excluding the counties of Carleton, Dundas, Glengarry, Grenville, Prescott, Russell and Stormont—which are part of the Montréal/Ottawa Conference; and Cambrian Presbytery in northwestern Ontario—part of the Manitoba and Northwest Conference; and including three churches in Noranda, Val d’Or and Temiskaming, Québec). Other United Church local church records are available in Conference archives across Canada; the addresses of these are at the end of each appropriate Provincial Chapter.

United Church of Canada Archives (as of September 16, 2013) 40 Oak Street, Lower Level Toronto, Ontario M5A 2C6 Email: [mailto:archives@united-church.ca archives@united-church.ca]

Montréal and Ottawa Conference Archives City of Ottawa Archives 1st floor, Bytown Pavilion, 111 Sussex Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1J1 Telephone: 613-580-2424 ext. 13333

Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and Records Office 50 Wynford Drive Toronto, Ontario M3C 1J7 Telephone: 416-441-1111 ext. 310

Roman Catholic Archives
Each diocese is responsible for the records within its boundaries. Most registers of baptism, marriage, burial and confirmation have been microfilmed up to about 1910 and are available through FamilySearch Centers.

The exceptions are the Hamilton Diocese and parts of Alexandria-Cornwall. The various archives may hold original old parish registers and/or the microfilm copies. They should always be contacted in advance regarding their holdings, hours and appointments.

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall P.O. Box 1388, 220 Chemin Montréal Cornwall, Ontario K6H 5V4 Telephone: 613-933-1138

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton Library and Archives 700 King Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1C7 Telephone: 905-528-7988

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst P.O. Box 1330 Hearst, Ontario P0L 1N0 Telephone: 705-362-4903

Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston 390 Palace Road Kingston, Ontario K7L 4T3 Telephone: 613-548-4461

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London 1070 Waterloo Street London, Ontario N6A 3Y2 Telephone: 519-433-0658

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moosonee P.O. Box 40 Moosonee, Ontario P0L 1Y0 Telephone: 705-336-2908

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ottawa 1247 Kilborn Place Ottawa, Ontario K1H 6K9 Telephone: 613-738-5025

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke P.O. Box 7, 188 Renfrew Street Pembroke, Ontario K8A 6X1 Telephone: 613-732-7933

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough P.O. Box 175, 350 Hunter Street West Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6Y8 Telephone: 705-745-5123

Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines Archives P.O. Box 875 St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 6Z4 Telephone: 905-684-0154

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie 30, chemin Ste-Anne Sudbury, Ontario P3C 5E1 Telephone: 705-674-2727

Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Thunder Bay 1222 Reaume Street, P. O. Box 10400 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6T8 Telephone: 807-343-9313 ext. 243

Archdiocese of Toronto Archives Catholic Pastoral Centre 1155 Yonge Street, Suite 505 Toronto, Ontario M5T 1W2 Telephone: 416-934-3400 ext. 501

Archives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins 65 Jubilee Avenue East Timmins, Ontario P4N 5W4 Telephone: 705-267-6224

Jewish Archives
Ontario Jewish Archives 4600 Bathurst Street Toronto, Ontario M2R 3V2 Telephone: 416-635-2883 ext. 5170

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Eastern Synod Archives (Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes) 74 Weber Street West Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3Z3 Telephone: 519-743-1461

Note: Some early records are kept at: Wilfred Laurier University Library 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 Telephone: 519-884-0710 ext. 3999 Appointment necessary

Mennonite Archives of Ontario
Mennonite Archives of Ontario Conrad Grebel University College 140 Westmount Rd. N. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G6 Telephone: 519-885-0220

Moravian Archives
Moravian Archives 41 West Locust Street Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA 18018 Telephone: 610-866-3255

Quaker
Quaker Archives and Library of Canada Pickering College 16945 Bayview Avenue Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4X2 Telephone: 905-895-1700 ext. 247

Records have been microfilmed and are also available at the Archives of Ontario and the University of Western Ontario in London.

Baptist
Canadian Baptist Archives Divinity College McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 Telephone: 905-525-9140 ext. 23511 By appointment only

No infant baptisms, very limited marriage records.

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