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Although excluded from some official records, people of Chinese origin have always been included in Canadian census enumerations. The first census in Canada was taken in 1666 in New France (now Quebec). Following 1666, local and regional censuses were taken at irregular intervals until 1851, when the first national census was taken. The 1851 census covered the modern Canadian provinces of Canada, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Although the census has been conducted at ten-year intervals since 1851, the 1881 census was the first to include the western provinces and territories. Since B.C

Cemetery records and monumental inscriptions are a very useful source of information for genealogists. Cemetery records document burials that have occurred in a particular cemetery, while monumental inscriptions are etched on grave markers or headstones. Although it should usually be possible to find a cemetery record corresponding to a monumental inscription, there may not always be a monumental inscription corresponding to a cemetery record. The family may not have purchased a headstone, or it may have been damaged or destroyed. There are few early Chinese graves in Canada, due in part to the

Reading about the lives of Chinese-Canadian pioneers and their families may provide insights that will help as you explore your own family history.

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The Skilled Immigrant InfoCentre is an online and in-person resource centre that helps newcomers to Canada find the information they need to get a job, explore careers or start a business. All of our services and resources are free and are created by staff at Vancouver Public Library.

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InfoAction is the Vancouver Public Library’s fee-based Information and Research Centre. We provide expert research on any subject, including background research for due diligence, market research for small business, historical city directory searches, mailing lists and document delivery - all for a reasonable fee and a fast turnaround time.

A majority of early Chinese immigrants to Canada came from Guangdong (Kwangtung) Province in South China's Pearl River Delta. For more information, see Back to China.