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| Federal |
National Archives **
National Archives of Canada
Genealogical Reference
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4
Telephone: 613.996.5115
OR 866.578.7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)
Fax: 613.995.6274
Website: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
National Archives of Canada
Inter-Institutional Loans Unit
Telephone: 613.996.7527 (for general enquiries)
613.996.3566 (for status of requests and renewals)
Fax: 613.996.4424
Email: illservicespeb@lac-bac.gc.ca
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Divorce – 1967-1929
Law Clerk’s Office
The Senate, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A4
Telephone: 613.992.2416
OR 800.267.7362
Fax: 613.992.2125 |
Heraldry
Chief Herald of Canada
Canadian Heraldic Authority
Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 041
Telephone: 613.991.2227 |
Citizenship and Immigration: |
Post-1918 Records of Entry -
Query Response Centre
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
2nd Floor, North Tower,
300 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1
[no telephone inquiries; mail only]
[proof that a person has been deceased for 20 years is required for the individual being searched] |
Naturalization pre-1917 -
Head, Records Control
Citizenship Registration Branch
Secretary of State, Box 7000, Sydney, NS B1P 6G5
[card index only]
[no telephone inquiries; mail only]
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Naturalization Post-1917 -
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Information Management,
Public Rights Administration
140 Promenade du Portage
Phase IV, 4th floor, Hull, QC K1A 0N3
[full application available]
[no telephone inquiries; mail only]
[proof that a person has been deceased for 20 years is required for the individual being searched] |
Pre-WWI,WWI, WWII, and Korean War Service Records**
Personnel Records Unit – Researcher Services Division
National Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3
Telephone: 613.996.7458
Fax: 613.995.6274
[Pre-WWI and WWI: full public access;
WWII and Korean War: limited public access]
The Secretary-General
Canadian Agency, C.W.G.C.
66 Slater Street, Suite 1707, Ottawa, ON K1A 0P4
Telephone: 613.992.3224
Fax: 613.952.6826
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War Pensions
Veterans’ Affairs Office
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator’s Office
Box 7700, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 8M9
Telephone: 877.566.8609
Email: atip-aiprp@vac-acc.gc.ca
** Note: For more information on contacting the National Archives of Canada, visit their website at: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/index-e.html |
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| Provincial |
Provincial Archives
Archives of Ontario
134 Ian Macdonald Boulevard, Toronto, ON, M7A 2C5
Telephone: 416.327.1600
OR 800.668.9933
Fax: 416.327.1999
Email: reference@ontario.ca
Website: www.archives.gov.on.ca
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Registrar General
Office of the Registrar General
Box 4600, 189 Red River Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6L8
Telephone: 800.461.2156
Fax: 1.807.343.7459
Website: www.serviceontario.ca
Email: cbsinfo@cbs.gov.on.ca |
Adoption
Adoption Disclosure Register
Ministry of Community and Social Services
2 Bloor Street West, 24th Floor, Toronto, ON, M4W 3E2
Telephone: 416.327.4730
Fax: 416.326.6867
Website: http://www.ontario.ca/en/residents/111872
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Parent Finders Inc.
57 Radford Cres., Markham, ON, L3P 4A2
Telephone: 905.472.6945
Email: joyceramer@hotmail.com
Website: www.parentfinders.org |
Copies of Patents
Ministry of Natural Resources
Official Documents Services
77 Grenville Street, 9th floor, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B3
Telephone: 416.325.8416
Fax: 416.325.8434
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Current Patent Index
Ministry of Natural Resources
Lands and Natural Heritage Branch
Lands Management Section - Crown Land Registry
300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, Peterborough, ON, K9J 8M5
Telephone: 705.755.2129
Fax: 705.755.2181 |
Court Records
134 Ian Macdonald Blvd., Toronto, ON M7A 2C5
Helpful Website:
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/archival-records/interloan/surrogate-court-kent-t.aspx
Telephone: 416.3271600
Fax: 416.327.1999
Email: reference@ontario.ca |
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| Religious, Professional, and Non-Governmental Repositories |
| Please refer to Brenda Dougall Merriman’s Genealogy in Ontario: searching the records for a comprehensive list. |
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| Other Genealogical and Historical Societies |
General Historical Societies
The Ontario Historical Soceity
34 Parkview Ave, Willowdale, ON, M2N 3Y2
Telephone: 416.226.9011
Fax: 416.226.2740
Email: ohs@ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
Website: www.ontariohistoricalsociety.ca
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Multicultural History Society of Ontario
43 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C3
Telephone: 416.979.2973
Fax: 416.979.7947
Email: mhso.mail@utoronto.ca
Website: www.mhso.ca |
Great Lakes Historical Society
480 Main Street, Vermilion, OH 44089
Telephone: 216.967.3467
OR 800.893.1485
Email: glhs1@inlandseas.org
Website: www.inlandseas.org
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Black
Ontario Black History Society
Ontario Heritage Centre
Suite 202, 10 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, ON, M5C 1J3
Telephone: 416.867.9420
Fax: 416.867.8691
Email: admin@blackhistorysociety.ca
Website: www.blackhistorysociety.ca |
Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society
177 King Street East, Chatham, ON, N7M 3N1
Telephone: 519.352.3565
Fax: 519.354.2642
Email: heritageroom@hotmail.com
Website: www.ckblackhistoricalsociety.org
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Jewish
Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada
P.O. Box 91006, 2901 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M2K 2Y6
Email: info@jgstoronto.ca
Website: www.jgstoronto.ca |
First Nations
Walpole Island Heritage Centre
Walpole Island First Nation
R.R. #3 Wallaceburg, ON, N8A 4K9
Telephone: 519.627.1475
Fax: 519.627.1530
Email: info@wifn.org
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Franco-Ontarian
Société franco-ontarienne d’histoire et de généalogie
2445, St-Laurent boulevard Ottawa, ON, K1G 6C3
Telephone: 613.729.5769
Toll Free: 866.307.9995
Fax: 613.567.6563
Website: www.sfohg.com |
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| Please refer to Brenda Dougall Merriman’s Genealogy in Ontario: searching the records for a more comprehensive list. |
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