Vital Statistics and Milestones

Immigration

Prior to 1867, the word emigrant was used instead of immigrant to refer to people who were coming into Canada.

Due to privacy legislation, records from January 1936 to the present are not available for public consultation. They are on file with Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

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Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922 on FamilySearch

Index and images of ships' passenger lists. These are also known as ships' manifests or seaport records of entry.

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