Documents & Records
Newfoundland Register of Arrivals and Outward Registrations
Basics
This register lists individuals of Chinese origin who entered Newfoundland as immigrants, or who left Newfoundland temporarily or permanently. Newfoundland did not become a Canadian province until 1949, so immigration and emigration was handled separately.
The total number of immigrants and emigrants documented in the register is approximately 900.
Each record contains the following information:
- Date of arrival
- Name
- Birth
- This was the place of birth.
- Age
- NF 63 number
- This was an identifying document issued to immigrants who arrived in Newfoundland, comparable to the identifying documents issued by Canadian authorities.
- Occupation
- Conveyance (e.g. name of ship)
- Amount of head tax paid
- File number (usually blank)
For more details, see the archival description of the Newfoundland Register of Arrivals and Outward Registrations in the General Inventory on the Library and Archives Canada website.
Finding the Records
At the Vancouver Public Library
The above records are available on microfilm reel T-3487 at the Vancouver Public Library.
T-3487 - Film notes
Note that the first section of the film comprises the second portion of the C.I.36 register. These records are unrelated to the Newfoundland register.
| Record series | Record numbers | Date |
| C.I.36 Register (second part) | 9001 - 24249 | 20 April 1915 - 16 February 1949 |
| Landed in Newfoundland | 1 - 384 | 4 June 1910 - 26 March 1949 |
| Outward Registration | 1 - 436 | 6 September 1906 - 24 February 1950 |
Online
Records from the Newfoundland Register of Arrivals and Outward Registrations are incorporated in Library and Archives Canada's Immigrants from China database. Search results are linked to digitized images of the original records.
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