Records of entry [textual record (chiefly microform)]

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Records of entry [textual record (chiefly microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Context of this record:

Department of Employment and Immigration fonds

Immigration Program sous-fonds

Records of entry

Series includes:

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Finding aid

(Paper) See the unnumbered finding aid, "Canadian Immigration Records of Entry in Genealogical Research" (available from the archivist in GARDD). (99: Closed pending processing)

Textual records (microform) (Paper) Finding Aid 76-25, pages 113-117 of the master microfilm, provides information on the contents of the microfilm reels in this series. Copies of microfilm shelf-lists can be obtained from the Genealogy Unit, Researcher Services Division. 76-25 (90: Open)
Record information

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Records of entry [textual record (chiefly microform)]

Date:

1865-1961, predominant 1865-1948. Microfilmed [ca. 1950-1970].

Reference:

R1206-157-2-E, RG76-C

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134837

Date(s):

1865-1961, predominant 1865-1948. Microfilmed [ca. 1950-1970].

Bilingual equivalent:

See French record description

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.6 m of textual records.
1265 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

Accession:

Records of entry and other records [textual microform]

Scope and content:

Series consists of Records of Entry, a body of Immigration records which document the arrival of individual immigrants in Canada - and hence their legal status under the Immigration Act and other federal laws - from 1865 to present. The Records of Entry consist of several different sub-series of nominal lists, registers and indexes. These were originally created by different offices of the Immigration service, but were later brought together in a single central reference office in Ottawa.

Records of Entry in this series include the ships' passenger manifests or passenger lists, 1865-1935 (RG76-C-1) and the related Manifest Indexes, 1906-1918 (RG76-C-2); the Ship Notifications of Arrival, contemporary ship arrival lists used as finding aids for the ships' manifests (RG76-C-3); the border entry lists, 1908-1935 (RG76-C-5); a general nominal index; and the amendments to the landing records of the period before 1919 (RG76-C-6).

Additional information:

Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Custodial history:

These records were transferred to the National Archives at various times in the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's by the Records of Entry Unit (now the Query Response Centre) of the Planning and Program Management Branch, Immigration Program, Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (now Citizenship and Immigration Canada). This office is responsible for maintaining the Records of Entry and using them to provide formal "verifications of entry", other legal proof of immigration status, and similar appropriate uses. Examples of the latter include proof of age and status for pension and medical insurance purposes, information on individuals' where-abouts, and certain anonymized statistical information. After transfer to the National Archives, the records have continued to be heavily used for verification of individuals' immigration status in Canada for pension and medical purposes. They are also used for genealogical research, and as sources of historical information on immigrant group movements and transportation companies. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has retained most of the Records of Entry created after January 1, 1936. For information on immigrant arrivals after 1935 contact the Query Response Centre, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 300 Slater Street, 2nd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1.

Dates of creation note:

This microfilm was produced by the Department during the 1950's and 1960's under microfilm authority M6-62. The originals were then destroyed.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Some of the Chinese Immigration records (RG76-D-2) also appear to have been used as Records of Entry by the Immigration service.

Microfilm reels and sample documents for this series can be found on our website at http://www.collectionscanada.ca under Geneaology: Immigration Records.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

1980-81/246 GAD
1984-85/048 GAD
1984-85/239 GAD
1985-86/004 GAD
1999-00132-X
RG76

Former archival reference no.:

RG76-C

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