Canada » Miscellaneous Records

1915-1932 Canadian Naturalization

Online searchable index.

Alberta Family Histories Society (AFHS) Genealogical Projects Registry

A central registry which provides a bibliography of genealogical projects, both online and offline, in Canada. The registry is categorized by province/territory, then by record type: births, marriage, census, deaths, and other.

Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)

Article by Marian L. Smith.

George Cross (GC) Database

The George Cross was instituted in September 1940 to recognise civilian heroism. King George VI created the award for the men and women of the Commonwealth whose courage could not be marked by any other honour.

George Cross Recipients

inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research Services

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Searchable database containing 750,000+ Canadian passenger, immigration, census, land, vital and military records (c1750 to 1900) including the only electronic version of the free National Archives of Canada Miscellaneous Immigration Index.

Sessional Papers of the Government of Canada and British Parliamentary Papers - Names extracted from Government of Canada Reports

Annual reports from various government departments covering such things as names of lighthouse keepers, holders of tavern licenses, cadets at military college, shareholders in banks, etc.

Sources for Genealogical Research in Canada - Print, Electronic & Other Resources

Links, books, maps, events, contact information, etc. for research in Canada, for Canadian roots, organized into general and regional categories.

The National Registration File of 1940

Canada registered everyone at least 16 years old in 1940. These records can provide real help to the genealogist. Full information on these records and how to access them.