Intercolonial Railway, Prince Edward Island Railways, and Canadian Government Railways Employees' Provident Fund records [textual record]
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Intercolonial Railway, Prince Edward Island Railways, and Canadian Government Railways Employees' Provident Fund records [textual record]
Hierarchical level:Sub-seriesContext of this record:Sub-series includes:21 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a computer-generated file list indicating volume number, file title and date. 30-126 (90: Open)(Electronic) All or some of the documents (which were microfilmed) described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_179947?usrlang=en(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_179947?usrlang=frTextual records (Electronic) This finding aid provides a general description of indexes that help with searching the employee service file cards. 30-141 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-141_133097.pdfTextual records (Electronic) This finding aid provides a general description of indexes (with PF numbers) that help with searching the employee service file cards. 30-144 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-144_133053.pdf(Electronic) The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. The files are related to the inauguration of the Intercolonial and Prince Edwards Island Railways Provident Fund. 30-251 (90: Open)
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Record information Intercolonial Railway, Prince Edward Island Railways, and Canadian Government Railways Employees' Provident Fund records [textual record]
Date:1855-1959.Reference:R231-813-8-E, RG30-IV-A-1-g-iiiType of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:179947Date(s):1855-1959.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:8,4 m of textual records : x ledger books.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Sub-series consists of records generated and maintained by the Canadian Government Railways. These records relate to three types of records created by the Intercolonial Railway.
First, linked to this sub-series in lower level descriptions are 13 ledgers, entitled ICR Staff Books. These ledgers document employees who went into service for the railway, roughly during the period of 1855-1910. Each page of the ledger books contains the names of three employees, along with relevant information about the employee, such as:
¿Date and place of birth
¿Occupation
¿Rate of pay per month
¿Department
¿Location
¿Change in pay and occupation over time
¿Religion
¿Beginning and end dates of service with the railway
Written next some of the employee names are PF numbers, relating to the Provident Fund. The Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railways Employees Provident Fund was created in 1907.
Following the creation of the fund, the Intercolonial Railway created a detailed recordkeeping system (on file cards) to document employees who would benefit from the fund. These cards, similar to what was in the ledger books, include histories of employees and provident fund membership registers. In order to properly administer this fund, careful record keeping was essential: changes in pay rates, any breaks in service and detailed personal information were documented in the employee's provident fund file.
Half the file card index was scanned to microfiche when it first arrived at Library and Archives Canada, and was later digitized by an outside organization known as Canadiana.org. The entire file card index was scanned again and added to an online database. Note that this database is no longer operational, as the entirety of the information in this database can now be found in the LAC online database. There are 21715 service records. Please see 5669635 : Employees' provident fund service record cards for further details.
Each card contains similar information to that found in the staff books mentioned above. However, the date range is of a wider scope, generally 1855-1959.
Some cards also contain religious denomination, name of person who recommended the employee, date and cause of death, name of person who received the final payment upon death of the employee. The reverse side of the card contains a record of discipline, rewards, absences, merit and demerit points and the reasons for each. While most records consist of only one two-sided employee card, about one in twenty consists of multiple cards averaging three cards. The cards contain a P.F. number (Provident fund) that refers to a file; however, please note that those files were destroyed before arriving at Library and Archives Canada.
It is worth noting that a portion of the file card index records employees working in Western Canada, primarily at Transcona near Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway constructed the Transcona repair shops between ca. 1909-1913; ownership of the shops was transferred shortly afterwards to the government run National Transcontinental Railway and then Canadian Government Railways. In 1919, the Transcona shops became part of Canadian National Railways.
Additionally, there are two ledger books from the Intercolonial Railway Employees' Relief and Insurance Association. These cover the period 1890-1935, and are arranged numerically by certificate (provident fund) numbers.Biography/Administrative history:Employees Provident Fund of the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railway : In March 1907, the Government of Canada passed the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railways Employees' Provident Fund Act for the purpose of establishing a fund to provide life allowances for officers and employees who retired after long service to the railways, on account of old age, physical or mental infirmity or due to permanent disablement as a result of on-duty injuries.
The construction of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC) started in 1858 for the purpose of linking Canada's Atlantic ports with the industrial areas of Central Canada.
Initial construction of the Prince Edward Island Railway (PEIR) was financed by the United Kingdom and began in 1871. It was continued by the Government of Canada once Prince Edward Island joined Confederation in 1873.
The headquarters for this combined railway were established in Moncton, New Brunswick. From 1915-1918, the IRC and PEIR became known collectively as the Canadian Government Railways (CGR). In 1918, management of the railway was transferred to the newly nationalized Canadian Northern Railway which later became Canada's first Crown corporation called Canadian National Railways (CNR).Additional information:Source of title:Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.Accruals:No further accruals are expected.Related material:Further information about the Provident Fund can be found in files of the CN series called Office of the President, 134454 and also the sub-series Office of the Vice President Atlantic Region, 180449. See also a MIKAN 1580443 for a synoptical history of the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railways Provident Fund Association.Container note(s):T-21766 : Copy number 1 SP
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