Prepared by: P. McGregor
http://pasttimes.topcities.com/
September 2007
Canadian Immigration Tip Sheets
Ocean Arrivals
Date
Type of record
Notes
Pre 1865
Passenger Lists, no set format
Sporadic; most did not survive
1865-1918 Preprinted forms provided to shipping
companies to record all passengers on the ship
Quebec 1865-69 is indexed;
An index for 1906-1908 is on
LAC films T-521 to T-533;
Remainder organized by port
and date of arrival
1919-1924 Form 30 A - separate form for each individual
(some early forms include dependants with
head of household)
Microfilmed in quasi alphabetical
order (see finding aid on LAC
website)
1925-1935 Preprinted passenger list forms; more detail
than earlier years
Microfilmed, with an index on
LAC website
After 1935 Remain in custody of Citizenship and
Immigration Canada
Must complete Access to
Information Request
Land and Inland Waterway Arrivals
Date
Type of record
Notes
1908-1918
Lists of arrivals by ‘port’ of entry
Microfilmed, but no nominal
indexes;
Entries listed by port and date
1919-1924
Form 30 – separate form for each individual
Microfilmed in quasi alphabetical
order (see finding aid)
Filmed in reverse order (reverse
side of form first)
1925-1935
The use of border lists reinstated
Microfilmed, for each month –
with records for all ports filed
together;
Indexed, with surnames
beginning with ‘C’ on-line.
All other indexes are closed
because they contain post 1935
records. Searches have to be
completed by LAC staff.
After 1935
Remain in custody of Citizenship and
Immigration
Must complete Access to
Information Request and pay a
fee.
Prepared by: P. McGregor
http://pasttimes.topcities.com/
September 2007
Websites
Canadian Genealogy Centre – Immigration
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/022-908-e.html
National Archives of Canada Miscellaneous Immigration Index (Free Database)
http://www.ingeneas.com/free/index.html
www.theshipslist.com
www.immigrantships.ne