Documents & Records

1916 Census of Prairie Provinces

Basics

In 1916, the federal government conducted a special census of the Prairie Provinces only (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), as it had previously done in 1906 after Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces of the Canadian Confederation.

For more details, see the archival inventory description of Census Returns for 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces.

Finding the Records

At the Vancouver Public Library

A full name index for the 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces is avaialbe on the Ancestry Library Edition electronic database. Links to digital images of original records are provided. Free access to Ancestry Library Edition is available at all Vancouver Public Library locations. Remote access from home is not available.

At Library and Archives Canada

Returns of the 1916 Census of [the] Prairie Provinces have been microfilmed and are available from Library and Archives Canada. A list of microfilm reel numbers for the 1916 census can be used to identify the microfilm reel(s) that you need.

Microfilms can be ordered from Library and Archives Canada using the online inter-library loan form.

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