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Chinese Communities in the 1891 Census - Territories

This series of Film Notes has been compiled to help researchers locate Chinese people more efficiently in 1891 Canadian census records . For further details, see the introduction to this section.

In 1891, the Territories comprised the area now occupied by Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon. In the census of that year, very few people of Chinese origin were recorded in the Territories.

1891 Territorial census records appear on Library and Archives Canada census microfilm reels T-6425, T-6426, and T-6427. These microfilm reels are available at the Vancouver Public Library and at other repositories across Canada.

The Territories were divided into five census districts. No Chinese were enumerated in District 200 - Saskatchewan, and the films for District 201 - Unorganized Territories have not been reviewed. Follow the links below to view Film Notes for the other three districts:

197 - Alberta
198 - Assiniboia East
199 - Assiniboia West

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