• 1881 Canadian Census documents approximately 4.3 million individuals. Information includes: name, age, gender, location at the time of the census, birthplace, ethnic origin, occupation, religious affiliation, marital status, and notations. The census records enumerate individuals, grouped within households and institutions, for the Provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec, and for the Northwest Territories. (The Northwest Territories in 1881 contained the current Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and parts of historical Manitoba, Quebec, and Ontario, plus the Territory of Yukon and the western part of the Territory of Nunavut.) 1881 Canadian Census Transcription Search

• 1901 Canadian Census offers a rich source of information about Canada and Canadians at the turn of the 20th Century. The original census returns record age, nationality, religion, profession, income, education, etc., for every single resident of Canada on 31 March 1901.