| Citizenship and naturalization records | Find resources for researching citizenship and naturalization records. | Genealogy and family history | Citizenship and naturalisation | Subject guide |
| Canadian genealogy links and resources | Many genealogical societies and other archives hold resources for Canadian family history research. | Genealogy and family history | Miscellaneous | Index |
| Home children, 1869 to 1932 | Britain sent over 100,00 children to Canada through the Home Children program | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Deportation | Find out what sources are available for researching deportees. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Black Canadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Black Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| German Canadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of German Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Ukrainian Canadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Ukrainian Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Passenger lists before 1865 – French Regime, 1608 to 1760 | If your ancestors arrived in Canada when it was New France, find out what sources exist and how to access them. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Ethno-cultural groups | Find resources for researching people from any ethno-cultural group in Canada. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Passports | Passports can be useful when researching your ancestors. Find out what sources exist and how to access them. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Early census and related documents (1640 to 1945) | Search and access copies of censuses taken before colonies joined Confederation. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Index |
| Japanese Canadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Japanese Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Passenger lists before 1865 - British Regime, 1760 to 1865 | If your ancestor arrived during the British colonial regime, check out these sources to learn more about them. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Immigration Records | Use these general instructions on using immigration records to do genealogical research. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Jewish Canadians | Find resources for researching the genealogy and family history of Jewish Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Irish Canadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Irish Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Appendix to Finding Aid 300 | This is a list of some early local censuses for Nova Scotia, Ontario and PEI. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Index |
| Acadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Acadians | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Manifest indexes, 1906-1920 | They used passenger lists to create manifest indexes. Sometimes these are the only way to find an immigrant’s arrival information due to gaps in the records. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Subject guide |
| Doukhobors | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Doukhobors. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Chinese Canadians | Find resources for researching the family history and genealogy of Chinese Canadians. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Subject guide |
| Private companies | Limited resources relating to employment at private companies are available at LAC. Find out what we have in this guide. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Land records | Explore the many types of documents relating to land in our collection, and the different ways to use them in your research. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Subject guide |
| Public service | Information on records relating to employees of the federal government is available here. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Employment records | General instructions on researching a person's employment, including those who were self-employed. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Pension records | Pension records can include where a person worked, what they did and where they lived later in life. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Clergy | Research members of the clergy in LAC sources. Most of these sources relate to Christian clergy. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Police | See documents about members of the Dominion Police, military police, provincial and other police forces
| Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| North West Mounted Police | Information about members of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP), Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Land grants to veterans | Veterans of military conflicts were often granted land after they completed service. See our collection of records relating to these land grants. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Subject guide |
| Fur trade | Find resources about ancestors that participated in the fur trade. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| First Nations genealogy | Find resources for researching the genealogy and family history of First Nations, particularly in RG10 records. | Indigenous history; Genealogy and family history | Genealogy; First Nations | Subject guide |
| Métis Nation genealogy | Most of our records relate to the Red River Métis, in Manitoba, as well as Métis in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Learn more about them in this guide. | Indigenous history; Genealogy and family history | Genealogy; Métis Nation | Subject guide |
| Inuit genealogy | Find family history and genealogy of Inuit in records of federal initiatives like the Family Allowance program, relocations and disc numbers. | Indigenous history; Genealogy and family history | Genealogy; Inuit | Subject guide |
| Acts of Divorce, 1841-1968 | Search this database for references to names found in Acts of Divorce. | Genealogy and family history | Births, marriages and deaths | Index |
| Search: Births, Marriages and Deaths recorded in Canada | Find information on family events like births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. | Genealogy and family history | Births, marriages and deaths | Database |
| Carleton Papers - Book of Negroes | Trace the history of Black Loyalists and enslaved persons named in the Book of Negroes. | Genealogy and family history | Loyalists | Index |
| Carleton Papers – Loyalists and British Soldiers, 1772-1784 | See our list of people named in the Carleton papers. These include Loyalists, American and British officials and soldiers, and more. | Genealogy and family history | Loyalists | Index |
| Home Children Records | See this list of the names and related information of Home Children drawn from our records. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Index |
| Immigrants at Grosse Île Quarantine Station, 1832-1937 | Trace immigrants who passed through the Grosse Île Quarantine Station with these birth, marriage, death and other records. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Home Children – Boards of Guardians | Search this database to find names of home children in these registers. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Marriage Bonds, 1779-1858 - Upper and Lower Canada | This database is an index to the names on marriage bonds. A bond was needed to get married by licence. | Genealogy and family history | Births, marriages and deaths | Database |
| Immigrants Sponsored by the Montreal Emigrant Society, 1832 | This database documents the arrival of immigrants in need of poor relief and transportation further west. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Immigrants to Canada, Porters and Domestics, 1899-1949 | This index collects the names of domestic servants and Black porters from various archival sources. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Loyalists in the Maritimes — Ward Chipman Muster Master's Office, 1777–1785 | Search this database to discover the names of Black and white Loyalists and British soldiers who settled in the Maritimes. It also includes Loyalist muster rolls and other military lists. | Genealogy and family history | Loyalists | Index |
| Gaspé Land Commission — names of claimants, 1819-1825 | The records include proceedings, reports, newspaper announcements and land grants. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Database |
| Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West | Search our collection of names in naturalization records from the Late Loyalists, American immigrants who arrived in the first half of the 19th century. | Genealogy and family history | Citizenship and naturalisation | Database |
| Passenger Lists, 1865-1922 | View passenger lists from major ports of entry on both Eastern and Western Canada. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Passenger Lists and Border Entries, 1925-1935 - Nominal Indexes | Passenger lists were the official record of immigration to Canada. Use this index to search for specific names. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Passenger Lists for the Port of Quebec City and Other Ports, 1865-1922 | View passenger lists from major ports of entry on both Eastern and Western Canada. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Railway Employees (Employees Provident Fund) | The Employees Provident Fund was a pension fund for employees Railway Employees (Employees Provident Fund) who retired after long service due to old age or injuries on the job. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Database |
| Naturalization lists, 1915-1951 | This index collects the names of newly naturalized citizens from published annual reports. | Genealogy and family history | Citizenship and naturalisation | Database |
| Ukrainian Immigrants, 1891-1930 | Search lists of Ukrainian immigrants pulled from passenger lists and publications. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Database |
| Western Land Grants (1870-1930) | Review land grants and maps issued for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the railway belt of British Columbia. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Database |
| Citizenship registration records, Montreal Circuit Court, 1851 to 1945 | Locate information about immigrants who applied for citizenship in Montréal. | Genealogy and family history | Citizenship and naturalisation | Database |
| Immigrants before 1865 | Explore records of immigrants who arrived before the government began keeping official passenger lists. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Database |
| Immigrants from China, 1885-1949 | Find records for Chinese immigrants who came to Canada and Newfoundland. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Database |
| Immigrants from the Russian Empire, 1898 to 1922 | Consular records contain the names from the passport and identify files of the Russian Consular records. These include immigrants from Russia and what is now Ukraine, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania. | Genealogy and family history | Ethno-cultural groups | Database |
| North West Mounted Police (NWMP) - Personnel Records, 1873-1904 | Search for names of individuals who served with the NWMP and Dominion Police. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Database |
| Black Loyalist Refugees - Port Roseway Associates | This database contains references to Black Loyalists who joined the Port Roseway Associates during the evacuation of New York. | Genealogy and family history | Loyalists | Database |
| Border Entry, Form 30, 1919-1924 | Form 30 was used between 1919 to 1924 record the names of immigrants to arrive by land. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Microform |
| Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865 | After the abolishment of Land Boards, requests for land went through a centralized system. Those documents are available in this database. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Database |
| Land Boards of Upper Canada, 1765-1804 | Land Boards granted lands to Loyalists (and their children) who arrived after the end of the American Revolution. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Database |
| Border Entries | Border entries record the names of individuals arriving in Canada by land and by sea. The types of form and information collected changed over time. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Microform |
| Ocean Arrivals, Form 30A, 1919-1924 | Form 30A was the equivalent to Form 30, used to recorded the names of immigrants who arrrived by sea. | Genealogy and family history | Immigration | Microform |
| Censuses - Street Indexes | Use this index to find where a census was taken. It can help you find the exact district, sub-district, street or institution. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Index |
| Census 1871 | The 1871 census was the first national Canadian census. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1842 West | This census from 1842 was the first taken of the new Province of Canada. Quebec and Ontario were enumerated separately. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1891 | Announcements for this census were shared via newspapers and church pulpits. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1881 | This national census was the first to include British Columbia, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island in addition to the original four provinces at Confederation | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1842 East | This census from 1842 was the first taken of the new Province of Canada. Quebec and Ontario were enumerated separately. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1871 (Ontario) | This version of the 1871 census only lists heads of households in Ontario. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1851 | The results from Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia collected together in a single census, though they were actually taken in two different years. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1861 | PEI was enumerated with the other Canadian provinces for the first time in this census. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1870 (Manitoba) | Manitoba joined Confederation on July 15, 1870 and a census took place in the following months. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census of Lower Canada, 1825 | This census was partially nominal. It only collected the names of heads of households. Other individuals were counted rather than named. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census of Lower Canada, 1831 | This census was taken in present-day Quebec and was partially nominal. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1901 | The 1901 census was the first to include questions relating to citizenship and period of immigration. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 | Starting in 1906, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba had two censuses: population and agriculture. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1916 | This was the second agricultural census for the Prairie provinces. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1911 | This census had 13 different questionnaires with 522 questions. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1926 | The most recently available census is from 1926. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Census 1921 | The 1921 census was the first collected by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the predecessor of Statistics Canada. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Land Petitions of Lower Canada, 1764-1841 | This database includes the petitions and records on land distribution from New France and the province of Quebec. Some information on land records in what is now Ontario is also included. | Genealogy and family history | Land | Database |
| Newfoundland and Labrador: Census and Enumerations | Newfoundland didn't become part of Canada until 1949. Before then, it conducted its own censuses. | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| List of Marriage Licences Issued in Upper Canada (RG 5 B9) and Lower Canada (RG 4 B28) | Though these licences no longer exists, you can view a list of issued marriage licenses on this page. | Genealogy and family history | Births, marriages and deaths | Index |
| Teachers | Since education is a provincial and territorial responsibility, LAC holds limited employment records for teachers. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Census Search | Search Canada’s census records | Genealogy and family history | Census | Database |
| Census records | Search and access copies of censuses | Genealogy and family history | Census | Index |
| General census guide | Help for researchers to learn about different kinds of census records | Genealogy and family history | Census | Subject guide |
| Pre-Confederation, 1825 to 1867 | Census records taken before Confederation | Genealogy and family history | Census | Database |
| Dominion of Canada, 1871 to 1931 | National censuses taken after Confederation | Genealogy and family history | Census | Database |
| Prairie Provinces Census, 1870-1926 | A closer look at the development of the prairies | Genealogy and family history | Census | Database |
| Merchant Marine | Find information on this page about researching the records of people who served as crew members on merchant ships. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | Subject guide |
| Medical personnel | Find records for researching nurses, doctors and others who worked in the medical field, such as coroners. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | |
| Railway employees | Find records of people who worked for the Canadian National and associated railway companies. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | |
| Mining | Find resources to research people who worked in the mining industry. | Genealogy and family history | Employment | |
| How to begin your genealogy research | Learn search strategies, sources and tips to help with your research and create your family tree. | Genealogy and family history | | How to's |
| Birth, marriage and death records | This page explains what records exist for researching births, marriages and deaths in Canada and which ones Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds. | Genealogy and family history | Births, marriages and deaths | Subject guide |
| Parish and related birth, marriage and death records | Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds a small collection of church parish registers and other records related to births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. Some are original records, and some are typed or handwritten transcripts. Others are microfilm copies of collections held in other institutions. | Genealogy and family history | Births, marriages and deaths | Subject guide |