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Information on Chinese labourers and the BC railroad.

Governments produce a vast array of archival documents and published material that may be useful to genealogists in a variety of ways.

Information on how to find and interpret naturalization and citizenship documents for Chinese Canadian genealogy.

Historic government records are held in national, provincial and municipal repositories. Individuals, families and organizations also frequently donate private records to museums and archives. Archives' across Canada have collaborated to create the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA). The network allows users to simultaneously search the holdings of many archival repositories in order to identify materials that may be of interest. The list in the following sections divided by province is primarily derived from CCA. It identifies Canadian museums and archives with records in their collections

Resources to find military records of Chinese Canadians.

Resources related to finding information on Chinese Canadian genealogy in different libraries.

Land records are a very useful resource for genealogists. In addition to documenting ownership, land records may provide information that offers personal details and insights into the lives of the individuals owning and selling the land.

There are many types of directories, including social registers, membership lists and telephone books.

Some of the most useful directory resources for Chinese Canadian genealogists are Provincial and City Directories and Chinese Telephone Directories.

Christian outreach to Chinese immigrants in Canada began as early as the 1870s, when Methodists started a Chinese mission school in Victoria, B.C. Most early missionary work among the Chinese was done by Methodists and Presbyterians. Anglican activities were limited prior to the 1920s, when missions were established in several B.C. locations. Other denominations were generally more informal in their efforts to minister to the Chinese community. The early missions offered English-language classes and a variety of social services, which attracted many Chinese. Christian missionaries were also

Civil registration refers to records of births, marriages and deaths collected by the government. In Canada, civil registration is a provincial jurisdiction. Birth, Marriage and Death Newspaper Announcements There are four types of announcements that may appear in newspapers and which sometimes include useful information for genealogists: Birth announcements Marriage announcements Death notices Obituaries The difference between death notices and obituaries is that death notices usually provide basic information, the main purpose of which is to inform people of the location and time of funeral