Whither Canada?

March 14, 2025 5:53 PM

I'm trying to find immigration records for some ancestors who emigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe somewhere around 1910. Might they be online?

They probably came in through Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. I'm hoping to find where, exactly, they came from.

If it's not online somewhere, do you know who I should write a letter to? Thank you.

Also, if there's a Canadian version of Ancestry.com I'd appreciate knowing about it.

posted by Admiral Viceroy to Law & Government (5 answers total)

Best answer: The Museum of Immigration in Halifax has passenger lists online. They will also do the research for you for a small fee (less that $20). Halifax was a major debarkation site for North America so even folks who ended up in NB may have gotten off there.
posted by hydrobatidae at 6:21 PM on March 14 [2 favorites]

Yes, there is a Canadian version of Ancestry. I've found some records (but not all) doing a similar kind of search (geography and time frame). Mind you, that was a number of years ago, so there might be fuller databases by now. The biggest difference is that I pretty much knew what I was looking for (exact years, exact ports, etc).
posted by sardonyx at 8:20 PM on March 14

Best answer: Library and Archives Canada has a good set of starting web pages.
posted by blob at 8:44 PM on March 14 [1 favorite]

Best answer: I can't answer this question, but wanted to commend you for the arcade Monty Python reference.
posted by Dr. Wu at 8:52 AM on March 15

Best answer: Once I found out I had loyalist ancestors, I found stuff like this on the Canadian version of ancestry.com: ancestry.ca
posted by umbú at 10:39 AM on March 15