Documents & Records
List of Persons to Whom C.I.9 Certificates Have Been Issued in Vancouver and Victoria
Basics
This set of federal Chinese immigration records documents individuals to whom C.I.9 and C.I.9A certificates were issued in Vancouver and Victoria. C.I.9 and C.I.9A certificates were issued to people of Chinese origin who wished to leave Canada temporarily. This included both foreign-born individuals and those born in Canada.
The lists were compiled in Victoria and cover the years from 1913-1953. They were submitted to Ottawa on a monthly basis by local Controllers of Chinese Immigration in Vancouver and Victoria.
The lists were typewritten and their format varied over time. The early lists included the number of the C.I.9 or C.I.9A certificate issued, the individual's name, age, and the number of their C.I.5, C.I.28, or C.I.36 certificate. Later lists also listed C.I.30 certificate numbers.
Later lists included the same information, but also listed C.I. 30 certificate numbers, and were divided into separate sections for those receiving C.I.9s, C.I.9As, and the native-born.
For more details see the archival inventory description of the Lists of Persons to Whom C.I.9 and C.I.9A Certificates Have Been Issued in Vancouver and Victoria in the General Inventory on the Library and Archives Canada website.
Finding the Records
At the Vancouver Public Library
The above set of records has been microfilmed and is available at the Vancouver Public Library. The records are found on microfilm reels T-6053 and T-6054. The films are arranged in reverse chronological order with the most recent monthly list at the beginning.
The records are divided into sections as listed below. However, the sections are not clearly marked and many images are of poor quality.
T-6053 - Film notes
This film covers certificates issued at Victoria from April 1913 to March 1953.
| Certificates | Date |
| 1 - MISSING | |
| 2 | April 1913 - December 1913 |
| 3 | 1914 |
| 4 | 1915 |
| 5 | 1916 |
| 6 | 1917 |
| 7 | 1918 |
| 8 | 1919 |
| 9 | 1920 |
| 10 | 1921 |
| 11 | 1922 |
| 12 | 1923 |
| 13 | 1924 |
| 14 | 1925 |
| 15 | 1926 |
| 16 | 1927 |
| 17 | 1928 |
| 18 | 1929 |
| 19 | 1930 |
| 20 | 1931 |
| 21 | 1932 |
| 22 | 1933 |
| 23 | 1934 |
| 24 | 1935 |
| 25 | 1936 |
| 26 | 1937 |
| 27 | 1938 |
| 28 | 1940 - 1944 |
| 29 | 1945 - 1947 |
| 30 | 1948 - 1950 |
| 31 | January 1951 - March 1953 |
T-6054 - Film notes
This film covers certificates issued at Vancouver from January 1913 to February 1953.
| Certificates | Date |
| 1 | 1913 |
| 2 | 1914 |
| 3 | 1915 |
| 4 | 1916 |
| 5 | 1917 |
| 6 | 1918 |
| 7 | 1919 |
| 8 | 1920 |
| 9 | 1921 |
| 10 | 1922 |
| 11 | 1923 |
| 12 | 1924 |
| 13 | 1925 |
| 14 | 1926 |
| 15 | 1927 |
| 16 | 1928 |
| 17 | 1929 |
| 18 | 1930 |
| 19 | 1931 |
| 20 | 1932 |
| 21 | 1933 |
| 22 | 1934 |
| 23 | 1935 |
| 24 | 1936 |
| 25 | 1937 |
| 26 | 1938 |
| 27 | 1939 |
| 28 | 1940 |
| 29 | 1941 - 1945 |
| 30 | 1946 - 1948 |
| 31 | 1949 - 1950 |
| 32 | January 1951 - February 1953 |
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