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As civil registration (birth, marriage and death records) is not a federal jurisdiction, Library and Archives Canada does not hold the civil registers and does not issue certificates. . Records relating to accidental deaths that involved water, land or air transport can be found in our Canadian Transport Commission fonds (RG 46) for 1904 to 1976.
- List of Marriage Licences Issued in Upper Canada (Rg 5 B9) and Lower Canada (Rg 4 B28)
This list was compiled from the following records held at...
- Church Records
Parish registers are an important source for information on...
- List of Marriage Licences Issued in Upper Canada (Rg 5 B9) and Lower Canada (Rg 4 B28)
Federal government records relating to deaths. LAC holds the archival records of federal government departments. Here are a few collections (fonds) that contain some references to deaths. Canadian Transport Commission fonds (RG46) This fonds includes files relating to accidental deaths that involved water, land or air transport, 1904 to 1976 ...
Please see the records for a list of what's included in this database. For information on where to search for other records, consult Canadian genealogy links and resources. Enter one or more search terms. You don't need to fill in all the boxes. Wildcard character: * (e.g. John* for Johns, Johnsen, Johnson, Johnston, etc.) .
- Alberta... Provincial Archives of Alberta Death Indexes Includes indexes for Deaths, 1877-1950; Deaths, 1925-1969; Indigenous Deaths, 1923-1945; and Overseas Deaths, 1940-1948.
- British Columbia... British Columbia Archives Genealogy Search indexes for births, 1854-1903; marriages, 1871-1944; deaths, 1872-1999; colonial marriages, 1859-1872; and baptisms, 1836-1888; includes digitized images of the records.
- Manitoba... Manitoba Death Index for deaths more than 70 years ago (also has birth and marriage indexes) Archives of Manitoba Estate Files Index. Manitoba Cemetery Project.
- New Brunswick... Provincial Archives of New Brunswick - Federated Database Records Search includes: Index to Death Certificates, 1918-1969. New Brunswick Cemeteries.
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This is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information annually and monthly from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada. Prior to 2010, some annual data were also collected on Canadian residents who die in American states. Starting with the reference year 2010,...
Target population
The conceptual universe of the monthly provisional Death database is deaths occurring in Canada of Canadian residents and non-residents. The target population of the monthly provisional Death database is deaths occurring in Canada of Canadian residents and non-residents. The actual (survey) population of the monthly provisional Death database is deaths occurring in Canada of Canadian residents and non-residents in Canada.
Instrument design
This methodology does not apply.
Sampling
This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design. No sampling is done.
Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection for annual data has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer deaths captured by the time of release. The 2016 to 2019 data are therefore considered preliminary. 2017, 2018 and 2019 death data for Yukon are not available. The d...
GlossaryEstimation of excess mortalityAn individual's life is composed of events that occurred at different times such as birth, marriage and death. From early times to the present, baptisms, marriages and burials have been recorded in Church Records and Indexes . In the late 1800s and early 1900s, provincial and territorial governments introduced the civil registration of births ...
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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.
