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Other Government Records

Many of the documents and records introduced on this website were produced by federal and provincial governments. Key government records of interest to genealogists include census, civil registration, land grants, military and estate records, but government documents of potential value to genealogists are not limited to the above. Governments produce a vast array of archival documents and published material that may be useful to genealogists in a variety of ways.

This section profiles the following collections of government records held by the B.C. Archives:

• Claims Arising from Riots in 1913 and 1914 on Vancouver Island (B.C.)

• Coroners' Records (B.C.)

• Petition of Chinese Residents of the City of Victoria, British Columbia for an Amendment of a Certain Act

• Pioneer Medallion Application Forms 1966-1967 (B.C.)

• Pioneer Medallion Application Forms 1970 (B.C.)

For help identifying additional government documents at produced by other provincial governments, contact one of the archives' listed on the Provincial and Territorial Archives page from Library and Archives Canada.

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