For additional information on federal government records, please visit the National Archives of Canada where you will find indexes to the following records. Immigration Branch records in general, provide data on immigration policy and movements of various ethnocultural groups rather than information on specific individuals. An index to ethnic groups is available. Census of Canada records have been acquired by the Archives. The reels contain census information for Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia for the period 1666 - 1901.
Guides indicating the correct reel for localities, named townships and counties are available.
Indexes of ships' names are available for some ports. These are indexed by activity and by reserve. This is a complicated series of records. Please visit the National Archives for further information. You may wish to call the municipality or local government first to see if they have deposited their records at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.