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The Archives of Ontario is the second largest archives in Canada and provides a window into the past for all Ontarians, connecting us with our ancestors, our communities and our government.
Discover our archival, library, and art collections. You can find descriptions of: government and private documents, files, and correspondence. books, publications, and pamphlets. photos, art, sound recordings, and moving images. maps and architectural plans. Search.
Access digital copies of select Ontario government publications from the Archives of Ontario’s library collection, including Ontario budgets and Ministry of Finance taxation studies and reports.
At the Archives of Ontario you may consult naturalization records, passenger lists, maps and tombstone recordings, as well as church, court, military, hospital and school records. You may also consult city directories and voters’ lists.
Tracing your ancestry at the Archives of Ontario. The Archives of Ontario offers a wealth of information to help you trace your family history. What you need to bring to the process is organization, patience and perseverance.
The Archives of Ontario has assembled a number of research tools, databases, links and catalogues of information that can help you conduct much of your research from home. Descriptions and links can be found below. For a very general overview of our collections, click here.
The Archives of Ontario is the largest provincial archives in Canada, and the premier source of information about the history of the land we now call Ontario and its people. Since 1903, we’ve been collecting, preserving, and making available the documentary heritage of the province.
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Welcome to the Electronic Records Online (ERO) section of the Archives of Ontario website. This area will allow users to view actual ‘born-digital’ archival records from government and private donors that have been acquired by the Archives of Ontario.
Vital Statistics records for Ontario births, marriages and deaths (i.e., official Ontario government registrations) are in two places: the Archives of Ontario and the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario.
