How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada

Introduction
This guide will give you suggestions on how to find where your ancestor lived in Canada. Many records in Canada are kept by the province. Some records may be kept by county, district, township, or town agencies. To find the records, you need to determine where your ancestor lived.

What You Are Looking For
The place where your ancestor lived so that you can use the records of that place to find more information about your ancestor, such as birth, marriage, and death information, and names of family members.