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Census - Canada

1666     1667      1671     1675     1675-81     1671-1809 Acadia     1681     1691     1698     

1701     1702     1704 1753      1770      1787      1794      1799     

1817      1825      1828      1831      1831-Manitoba      1836      1838      1841      1848      1851      1861      1870      1871      1871-Mi'qmac      1873      1881      1891     

1901      1906      1911      1916      1921      1931     

1873-Newfoundland      1911-Newfoundland      1921-Newfoundland      1925-Newfoundland     
1935-Newfoundland      1945-Newfoundland

Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1666Quebec only. Yes with relation to headNoNoNoNoAgeNo No but inferred from relation to head Yes No No No
Free Access Images can be viewed on Library and Archives Canada website.


1667Quebec. Yes full house listed.NoNoNoNoAgeNo No No No No No
Free Access Images can be viewed on Library and Archives Canada website.


1671, 1673Newfound- land (Plaisance only). Full house listed.                
Free Access Extant returns can be viewed at Archive.org.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1675Newfound- land Sir John Berry's Census. Contains the heads of house of planters for 30 harbours. Includes # of other family members, total # of menParish or place stated at head of returnNoNoNoNoNo No No No No # of boats, stages and cattle.
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1675, 1677, 1681Newfound- land Bonavista only. Heads of house only. 1675 & 1677 include # of other family members.Parish or place stated at head of returnNoNoNoNoNo 1675 & 1677 Yes No No No No
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website: 1675; 1677; 1681. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1671-1809Acadia. Varies widely but largely heads of house only but some do include names of wives and children or # of sons and daughters. Some include relation to head if brother or sisters staying in house.    Some particularly children in house under or over 16 years of age. Some have full ages of all members in house stated.   Some include if bachelor, widower or if married inferred from presence of wife.        
Free Access Indexed returns can be viewed on Acadian Census website. Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, film no. C-2752 contains microfilm copies of the original censuses of Acadia for the years 1671, 1686, 1693, 1695, 1698, 1700, 1701, 1703, 1707, 1714, 1732, which is actually 1750/1751.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1681Quebec only.
Yes with relation to head		 Parish NoNoNoAgeNo No but inferred from relation to head No No No No
Free Access Images can be viewed on Library and Archives Canada website.


1691, 1693Newfound- land. Full house listed.                
Free Access Extant returns can be viewed at Library and Archives Canada. To view 1693 returns change the filter list to 1693.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1698, 1706, 1711Newfound- land (Plaisance only). Heads of house only. 1706 includes # of sons and daughters aged 12 and under as well as 12 and over.                
Free Access 1706 and others Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns can also be viewed at Library and Archives Canada.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1701Newfound- land Plaisance only. Names of head occupant only with names of fishermen that over- winter or that return to France in winter.Parish or place stated at head of returnNoNoNoNoNo No No No No Not an additional schedule per se but notes concerning #s of rowing boats and larger groups granted by the King of France and how many each main fisherman must bring with him.
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns can be viewed at Library and Archives Canada.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1702, 1708Newfound- land Trinity Harbour only. Heads of house onlyParish or place stated at head of returnNoNoNoNoNo No No No No No
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


1704Newfound- land. Heads of house only.                
Free Access Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1753Newfound- land Trinity Bay only. Heads of house onlyParish or place stated at head of returnNoNoNoNoNo No No No No No
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


1770-1838Nova Scotia Heads of house only.                
Free Access Available through public libraries, provincial archives and Library and Archives Canada.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
 1787 
 17th Sep		Settlers in Niagara (modern day Ontario, Niagara Peninsu- la). Head of family only with # of women, boys and girls.Place stated at head of return. Expressed as a statement of where from.NoNoStatistical by age groupYes No No but
can be inferred from other informa-
tion on return.		 Some stated No.  But if infirmity blocked enlist-
ment or service in regi-
ment, it was so stated.		 Amount of land and farm produce sown.
Free Access Available through public libraries, provincial archives and Library and Archives Canada, public libraries and provincial archives. Also printed in Families the journal of the OGS.


1794Newfound- land, St. John's City and District only. Names of heads of family only broken down between names of owners and names of occupiers with # of children and servants.Names of place at head of return.Expressed as whether born in country or # of years in country.No but can be inferred from # of years in country.If Protestant or Catholic.NoNo Yes Yes No No No
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1799-1800Newfound- land, Ferryland District only being the fishing settlements from Renews to LaManche inclusive. Whole house of inhabitants who were deemed to be members of resident families.Names of place at head of return. NoNoAges of children in family only.No Yes Yes No No Separate schedules prepared for names and # of masters, servants and dieters in each house, as well as the names of Employers, Fishermen, & Shoremen employed in the 1800 fisheries and the # and type of vessels owned.
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1817Newfound- land, Port de Grave District. Heads of house with # of men, women, children and servants in each house.Names of place at head of return.NoNoNoNoNo No No No No Means of providing and # of persons distressed financially.
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1825 20th Jun-20th SepLower Canada (modern day Quebec) only. Head of house only with # of inmates in each family and # belonging to each family absent from the ProvinceName of parish , e.g. Township of DunhamNeitherNoNoStatistical by age group for all members of the family with # of family under 6 years of age, # of familiy 6-14 years of age, # of family more than 14-18 years of age and then # of males 18-23, 23-40, 40-63, over 63, all whether married or not, and # of females under 14, 14-45 married or not and over 45 married or not.No but # of males and females in each family given statiscially given by age group and marital status No but # of males and females in each family given statiscially given by age group and marital status No No No No
Free Access Extant census can be searched at Family Search or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1828Parts of modern day Ontario only. Head of house onlyNoNeitherNoNoStatistical by age group. Same as that in 1825No No No No No No
Free Access Check with your local public library. A series of extant census for the Niagara Peninsula (Lincoln, Welland, Gainsborough townships) can be seen at Centennial Public Library in St. Catharines.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1831 1st Jun-1st Oct Lower Canada (modern day Quebec) only. Head of house only with total # of persons in each family with # absent from ProvinceYes includes concession, range, street and whether proprietor of real property or not.Inferred from statistics of settlers and those born in lower Canada.Statistics of British and American settlers and others foreign born in each familyReligion yes but by statistics so no names are associated with the religion followed. Race expressed by way of statistics of British and American settlers.Statistical by age group. Total # in family 5 and under, and 6-14 years. Then broken down by sex: males 14-17, 18-20, 21-29, 30-59, 60 and above each by married or not. Females 14-44, 45 and over also by married or not.No Statistics only Yes but by statistics so no names are associated with the occupations. Many questions relating to amount of land occupied, rent paid, average price of wheat, amount paid to servants and day labourers, farm produce and animals. Yes to both but by statistics so no names are associated with the Educa-
tion or infirmities.		 No # of buildings and stores, schools, colleges, etc., taverns, mills, factories, breweries, tanneries, etc..
Free Access Extant census can be searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1831-1849Manitoba. Various years cover several portions of Manitoba including Red River, Swampy Village, Saulteaux Village, Lower Settlement, Indian Village, Grantown.                
Free Access Available through public libraries, provincial archives and Library and Archives Canada.


1836Newfound- land. Heads of house with # of males, females and servants in each house.Names of place at head of return.NoNo# of family members who were Anglican, Methodist or Roman Catholic.Expressed as statistics males and females under 14, 14-60 and over 60 years.No No No No No Means of providing and # of persons distressed financially.
Free Access Limited portions are indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1838Newfound- land, St. Barbe District only from Bonne Bay to Savage Cove. Heads of house with # of others in each house.Names of place at head of return.Expressed as "native place".# of years in New-
found-
land		 NoNo No Yes No No  
Free Access Limited portions are indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1841-1842    
 1 Sep 		Head of house only with # of inmates in each family, male and 
female, currently 
residing in the house.		  No    Statistics by # in family born England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, Europe, Canada, French or British. Nationality inferred from birth place.# of years in pro-
vince and # of aliens in house. Also # of aliens not natur-
alized.		Religion
yes but by statistics only. Race expressed by way of statistics of British and American settlers
also by #
of 'coloured' males and females in each
family.		Statistics by age group for all members of the family with # of family 5 to 16 years and then # of males 14-17, 18-20, 21-29, 30-59, over 60, all whether married or not, and # of females 14-45 married or not and over 45 married or not.Inferred from statistics only. Statistics only Yes but by
statis-
tics only. Many ques-
tions relating to farm produce, animals, bees and produc-
tion of cloth at home.		 Yes to both but by statis-
tics only as to # of
males and
fe- 
males.		 No # of buildings and stores, taverns, mills, factories, breweries, tanneries, etc.. NB Not all returns for 1842 census for all areas other than Quebec and Ontario have survived. Although this census was unsatisfactory and retaken May, June and July of 1844 that 1844 census does not survive at all.
Free Access Canada East extant census can be searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website. Canada West extant census can be searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1848Parts of Ontario only. Head of family onlyYesStatistical by # in family born England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, Europe, Germany, Holland, Canada, French or British. Nationality inferred from birth place.NoReligion plus # of blacks in houseStatistical by age and sex groups plus births during the yearYes Statistical only Yes Educa-
tion plus deaf, dumb, blind, idiots, lunatics		 No # of marriages and deaths during the year
Free Access Available through public libraries, provincial archives and Library and Archives Canada.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1851 12th JanWhole house plus # of people absentNoProvince or country only. Nationality not stated.NoReligion plus # of blacks and indians in houseAge at next birthday plus births during the yearYes Yes Yes Educa-
tion plus deaf, dumb, blind, idiots, lunatics		 No Agricultural
Free Access Full census can be searched at Family Search. Microfilm can be viewed at Library and Archives Canada and some may be found in local public libraries and provincial archives. Parts of the 1852 and 1851 census have been indexed on Automated Genealogy.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1861

14th Jan for Canada East and West;

30th Mar Nova Scotia;

15th Aug New Brunswick		Whole house plus # of people absentYesProvince or country only. Nationality not stated.NoReligion plus # of blacks and indians in houseAge at next birthday plus births during the yearYes Yes plus year of marriage Yes Ability to read and write plus physical infirmities No Agricultural
Free Access Full census can be searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1870 27th OctManitoba only. Whole house with names of fathers. Each person also assigned a unique #.Yes, parish or placeYes. Also if British subject or U.S. citizenNoReligion, if Catholic or Protestant. Race: if white, indian or metis and if French or English half-breeds. Age at next birthday.Yes Yes No No No No
Free Access Full census can be searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1871 2nd AprWhole house. Included Labrador as a district of Quebec.  YesProvince or country. Nationality stated.NoReligion onlyAge plus month born if born during past yearYes Yes plus if married during past year Yes Ability to read and write plus physical infirm-
ities		 No Returns for deaths during the year; public institutions; agricultural; industrial
Free Access Indexed for Ontario only by head of house in book form at most public libraries and OGS branches. Mortality schedules can be searched at Family Search. Full census can be searched at 1871 Census Family Search or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1871, 1881, 1891Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia. Names of all Mi'kmaq but not in relation to each other.YesNoNoNoYes age.No Yes. Yes Whether literate or not. No No
Free Access Indexed returns can be viewed on Acadian Census website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1873Newfound- land, French Shore only, from Bradore to Chateau Harbor. Heads of house only with statistics for wife and # of children.Names of place at head of return.               
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1873Newfound- land, Burrin only. Whole house and Methodists only.Names of place at head of return.               
Free Access Indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1881 4th AprWhole house. Includes Saskat-
chewan.		  NoProvince or country only. Nationality stated.NoReligion onlyAge plus if born during last 12 monthsYes Yes Yes If in school, ability to read and write plus physical infirm-
ities		 No Returns for deaths during the year; public institutions; agricultural; industrial
Free Access Full census can be searched at Family Search website or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website. Full index and transcription was published on CD-Rom some years ago by the Family History Library and may still be available at some Family History Centres if your computer access is limited.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1891 6th AprWhole house plus relation to head of house. Includes Saskat-
chewan and Yukon Territory.		YesProvince or country plus if foreign the birth place of parents . Some nationalities stated.NoReligion plus if French CanadianAge at last birthdayYes Yes Yes. Also if unem-
ployed during week preced-
ing census.		 If in school, ability to read and write plus any infirm-
ities		 No 8 schedules destroyed included deaths during the year; public institutions, agricultural, industrial, forests, fisheries, mines, shipping.
Free Access Full census can be searched at Family Search website or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1901 31st Mar-2 AprWhole house plus relation to head of house. Includes Saskat-
chewan and Yukon Territory.		YesProvince, territory and if born urban or rual, plus if foreign then country of birth. Nationality stated.Year of immi-
gra-
tion and natur-
aliza-
tion		Religion and racial or tribal origin. Also colour.Age plus month and date of birth and age at last birthday.Yes Yes Yes. Also if employ-
er, employ-
ee or working on own account or inde-
pen-
dent means; where employ-
ed, months employ-
ed and earn-
ings.		 For all persons 5 years and over: ability to read and write, # of months during year in school, plus if speaks English, French and name of mother tongue if spoken. Infirm-
ities broken down by cate-
gory and if existed at child-
hood.		 No Only Sch 2 Buildings, lands and churches has been preserved. 9 other schedules for farming, factories, mines, forests, furs, fisheries and deaths have been destroyed.
Free Access Indexed on Automated Genealogy with links for each page through to census image on Archives of Canada website. Full census can also be searched at Family Search or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1906 24 Jun - 4th Jul. North-
west Provinces only, being: Alberta, Saskat-
chewan and Manitoba. Whole house plus relation to head of house.		Yes by section, town-
ship, range and meridian as well as Post Office address		Province plus if foreign then country of birth. Nationality not stated.Year of immi-
gra-
tion		NoAge at last birthdayYes Yes No No No # and types of live stock included with each house on population schedule. Separate schedule for agriculture.
Free Access Indexed on Automated Genealogy with links for each page through to census image on Archives of Canada website. Full census can also be searched at Family Search or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1911 1st JunWhole house plus relation to head. Included Labrador as a district of North-
west Terri-
tories. Includes Saskat-
chewan and Yukon Territory.		   Yes  Country or place of birth. Also nationality.Year of immi-
gra-
tion and natur-
aliza-
tion		Religion and racial or tribal originMonth and year only with age at last birthdayYes Yes Chief occu-
pation and any secon-
dary work. Also if employ-
er, employ-
ee or working on own account. Where employ-
ed, weeks in 1910 employ-
ed in chief and secon-
dary work, hours per week in both occu-
pations, total earnings in 1910 from both occu-
pations, rate of earnings per hour, $ of insur-
ance on life, $ accident or sickness insur-
ance, cost of insur-
ance in 1911.		 For all persons aged 5 years and over: # months at school in 1910, if can read and write, lan-
guage com-
monly spoken. Infirm-
ities broken down by cate-
gory with age at which dis-
ability appear-
ed.		 No 12 other schedules for agriculture, live stock, churches, factories, fisheries, minerals, houses, buildings, mortality, disability and compensa-
tion, none of which have been preserved.
Free Access Indexed on Automated Genealogy with links for each page through to census image on Archives of Canada website. Full census can also be searched at Family Search or searched and images viewed on Archives of Canada website


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1911Newfound- land. Whole house with relation to head of house.YesBirthplace, yes. Race whether Micmac Indian or not, remainder inferred from nationality.Age last birthday with month and year of birth.Yes Yes Yes and if employ-
er.		 No No  
Free Access Extant census indexed on Newfoundland Grand Banks website. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1916 1st JunOnly Alberta, Saskat-
chewan and Manitoba. Whole house plus relation to head of house.		Yes by town-
ship, range and meridian as well as munici-
pality		Province plus if foreign then country of birth. Also nationality stated.Year of immi-
gra-
tion		Religion and racial or tribal originAge at last birthdayYes Yes If over 10 years of age: chief occu-
pation and any secon-
dary work. Also if employ-
er, employ-
ee or working on own account and where employ-
ed.		 If aged 5 years and over: if speaks English, French and name of mother tongue if used. Infirm-
ities by cate-
gory with age at which dis-
abil-
ity began.		 Special column listed all persons living in the Prairie Pro-
vinces who had enlisted for military service and were either in training camps in Canada or were over-
seas. If over-
seas "O" was added; if in Canada "C" was added. The name of the camp was added in col. 8.		 Sch. 2 Farm Property, Field Crops, Animals and Animal Products and Sch 3 Domestic Animals, Dairy Products. Both destroyed.
Free Access Indexed on Automated Genealogy with links for each page through to census image on Archives of Canada website. Full census can also be searched at Family Search or search and images viewed on Archives of Canada website.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1921 1st JunWhole house plus relation to head of house. YesCountry or place of birth. Also nationality.Year of immi-
gra-
tion and natur-
aliza-
tion		Religion and racial or tribal originMonth and year only with age at last birthdayYes Yes Chief occu-
pation and any secon-
dary work. Also if employ-
er, employ-
ee or working on own account. Where employ-
ed, weeks in 1910 employ-
ed in chief and secon-
dary work, hours per week in both, total earn-
ings in 1910 from both, rate of earn-
ings per hour, $ of insur-
ance on life, $ acci-
dent or sick-
ness insur-
ance, cost of insur-
ance in 1911.		 If 5 years and over: # months at school in 1910, if can read and write, lan-
guage com-
monly used. Infirm-
ities by type with age at which dis-
ability began.		 No  
Free Access No. Currently only available on ancestry.com group of companies.


Year &
Date		 Names Address Birth Place
and/or
Nationality		 Immi- gration Rel or Race Age or
Birth Date		 Sex Marital Status Occupa- tion Military Service Add'l Info
1931 1st Jun Whole house plus relation to head of house. Yes. Physical Address, whether residence was owned or rented. If owned, the value of the home or building. If rented, amount paid per month. Class of residence, giving details about whether it was a single-family home, apartment, institution, and so on. Materials of construction for the residence. Number of rooms occupied by the family. Whether or not their family owned a radio. Country or place of birth of person and both of their parents. Also nationality. Year of immi-
gra-
tion and natur-
aliza-
tion		 Religion and racial or tribal origin Month and year only with age at last birthday Yes Yes Chief occu-
pation or work. Industry of business in which employed. Also if employ-
er, worker, self employed or if family member not paid. Total earnings in past 12 months. Whether or not the person was at work on Monday June 1,1931. If answer to previous question was “no,” why the person was not at work on Monday June 1, 1931. Weeks unemployed in the last 12 months. Weeks with no job. Weeks out of work due to illness. Weeks out of work due to an accident. Weeks out of work due to a strike or lockout. Weeks out of work due to a temporary lay-off. Weeks out of work due to other causes.		 No Language spoken, mother tongue. Whether could read or write and how many months in school since September 1, 1930 if a child.
Free Access No. Currently only available on ancestry.com group of companies.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1921Newfound- land only. Names with relation to head of house.Place at head of return.Yes Religion, yes.Age, birth year and birth monthYes Yes        
Free Access Partially indexed on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website. Indexed portions do not include all information from the census. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador. Microfilm copies also available at Library and Archives Canada.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1935Newfound- land only. Names with relation to head of house.Place at head of return.NoNoReligion yesAgeYes Yes        
Free Access Partially indexed on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website. Indexed portions do not include all information from the census. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador. Microfilm copies also available at Library and Archives Canada.


Year & Date Names Address Birth Place and/or Nationality Immi- gra- tion Rel or Race Age or Birth Date Sex Marital Status Occu- pation Edu- cation or In- firm- ities Military Service Add'l Sch.
1945Newfound- land only. Names with relation to head of house.Place at head of return.Birth place, yes.No Age yes.Yes Yes       Also includes place of residence in 1935.
Free Access Partially indexed on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website. Indexed portions do not include all information from the census. Extant returns are housed at Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador. Microfilm copies also available at Library and Archives Canada.

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