1916 Census of Western Canadian Provinces Available on Microfilm
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1916 Census of Western Canadian Provinces Available on Microfilm
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1916 Census of Western Canadian Provinces Available on Microfilm
September 28, 2008
The 1916 Census of the Western Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) is now available on microfilm at Library and Archives Canada.
The special census of the Western Provinces was conducted in 1916 by the federal government, as it had previously done in 1906, to track the high rates of population growth in western Canada. This endeavor continued every 10 years to 1956.
The census recorded population statistics (Schedule No. 1) by name, age, sex, origin, religion, birthplace, occupation, year of immigration, citizenship, language spoken, literacy and military service and is considered the most valuable census information for genealogical purposes. The census also contains agricltural property statistics (Schedule No. 2).
This census is only available on microfilm. Copies of the microfilm reels (reels T-21925 to T-21956) are available in the Microfilm Consultation Room and at the reference desk in the Canadian Genealogy Centre of Library and Archives Canada. Copies of the microfilm reels are also available at many archives, libraries and genealogical societies across the provinces.
A finding aid is available at the Canadian Genealogy Centre webpage (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.008-e.h...). The finding aid lists microfilm reels numbers corresponding to specific geographical areas covered by the 1916 census. Once you have identified the number of the microfilm that you need, it can be ordered from Library and Archives Canada using their online inter-library loan form.
A more detailed finding aid of Doukhobors in the 1916 census is planned in conjunction with the Doukhobor Genealogy Website (http://www.doukhobor.org/) and will be available online within several months.
The 1916 is not yet available online at the Canadian Genealogy Centre website; however, digitization and indexing are being undertaken as part of an agreement Ancestry.com. It is anticipated that it will be digitized and available online by June of 2009.
For more information about census records held at Library and Archives Canada on the Canadian Genealogy Centre webpages (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html).
September 28, 2008
The 1916 Census of the Western Provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) is now available on microfilm at Library and Archives Canada.
The special census of the Western Provinces was conducted in 1916 by the federal government, as it had previously done in 1906, to track the high rates of population growth in western Canada. This endeavor continued every 10 years to 1956.
The census recorded population statistics (Schedule No. 1) by name, age, sex, origin, religion, birthplace, occupation, year of immigration, citizenship, language spoken, literacy and military service and is considered the most valuable census information for genealogical purposes. The census also contains agricltural property statistics (Schedule No. 2).
This census is only available on microfilm. Copies of the microfilm reels (reels T-21925 to T-21956) are available in the Microfilm Consultation Room and at the reference desk in the Canadian Genealogy Centre of Library and Archives Canada. Copies of the microfilm reels are also available at many archives, libraries and genealogical societies across the provinces.
A finding aid is available at the Canadian Genealogy Centre webpage (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.008-e.h...). The finding aid lists microfilm reels numbers corresponding to specific geographical areas covered by the 1916 census. Once you have identified the number of the microfilm that you need, it can be ordered from Library and Archives Canada using their online inter-library loan form.
A more detailed finding aid of Doukhobors in the 1916 census is planned in conjunction with the Doukhobor Genealogy Website (http://www.doukhobor.org/) and will be available online within several months.
The 1916 is not yet available online at the Canadian Genealogy Centre website; however, digitization and indexing are being undertaken as part of an agreement Ancestry.com. It is anticipated that it will be digitized and available online by June of 2009.
For more information about census records held at Library and Archives Canada on the Canadian Genealogy Centre webpages (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html).