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Census and Household Surveys Field [multiple media] (R233-15-7-E)

Accession

1. Census Field, Census Returns [textual records] (116-000040-2)
2. Census Returns [textual records] (117-000293-4)

Bilingual equivalent

Déclarations de recensement [document textuel (quelque microforme), document cartographique]

Date(s)

1825-

Place of creation

Canada

Extent

265. m of textual records
337 microfilm reels
ca. 96,878 maps
10 microfilm reels : cartographic material negative, maps 35mm.
1 atlas : (53 leaves)

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Sub-series consists of census records for the provinces of Canada, for the years 1825 to 1911. The records include various Pre-Confederation census returns from Lower Canada/Canada East, Upper Canada/Canada West and New Brunswick as well as census returns from the 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 Canadian censuses and the 1906 Census of the NorthWest Provinces. The sub-series also contains 48 maps pertaining to electoral districts for the 1951 census for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, also maps for the various provinces for the federal electoral districts under the representation act, 1952 and some census maps for 1961 and 1971. There is an atlas factice of sample Alberta townships. Each page of the atlas is stamped "Property of the Census Division, Dominion Bureau of Statistics". An estimated 79,000 maps identified by electoral district and enumeration area number for the 1956, 1966 and 1971 census. Includes and estimated 3200 compilation sheets identified by district and enumeration area number for the 1972 census; an estimated 5500 maps of electoral districts for the 1956 through 1971 census; an estimated 100 land maps identified by electoral district and enumeration area for the 1941 and 1946 census. Also includes 29 maps of the 1977 census test sites in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. 10 microfilm reels which Include: Group 1 basic coverage, microfilm reels 35000 to 34004, Series G-71-12, G71-13 and G-71-14; Group 2 single census tracts (urban centres) reels 35100 to 35103; Group 3 single enumeration areas, microfilm reels 35200 to 35003. An estimated 5000 maps prepared or used by Statistics Canada for the 1976 census. 4000 compilation maps relating to the 1981 census, arranged by federeal electoral district: 10001 Bonavista-Trinity-Conception, Nfld. to 61001 Nunatsinq, N.W.T. An undated map titled "C.E. Belle, Commissaire. Hochelaga", of Montreal Parish, pertains to the 1861 census returns.

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Crown Copyright. Credit Library and Archives Canada. In order to protect the fragile originals, the microfilm copies of these records must be consulted rather than the originals. LAC has the authority to copy selected pages for genealogical or historical research purposes.
RG31M 74/4384 - no copying.

Finding aid

Finding aid 31-1, published census guides "Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1891" and "Census/Recensement 1901" provide an alphabetical listing by place name within each province. A copy of these are available in the reference room. 31-1 90 (Paper)
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-microfilm-1666-1901/index-e.html
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/base-de-donnees/recensement-microfilm-1666-1901/index-f.html

Textual records In order to track the high rates of population growth in western Canada, the Canadian government called for a special census of the prairie provinces (Manitoba, and the two newly created provinces of Saskatchewan, and Alberta). This endeavour continued every 10 years from 1906 to 1956, at which time the Census of the Northwest Provinces became part of the Canada-wide census. Through this research tool you can access digitized images of original census returns, which recorded the names of family members, their sex, marital status, year of immigration to Canada, post office address, etc. As this is not a nominally-indexed database, it is not searchable by family name. Our simple search tool allows researchers to search by Province, District Name, District Number, and Sub-district Number. 31-47 90 (Electronic)
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/base-de-donnees/recensement-1906/index-f.html
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1906/index-e.html

Cartographic material Please consult lower level descriptions. Paper finding aid is available in the main reference room. RG31M 83403/32; RG31M 80103/8. 90 (Electronic)

Cartographic material Finding aid is available in the main reference room. RG31M 74/4384; RG31M 78903/87; RG31M 82303/33; RG31M 88920. 90 (Paper)

Cartographic material RG31M 79003/23. (No finding aid)

Additional information

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Government

Related control no.

1. 1988-89/040 GAD
2. 1989-90/293 GAD
3. 82303/33 CA
4. 116-000040-2
5. 117-000293-4
6. RG31M 82303/33
7. RG31-C-1

MIKAN no.

134470