These two pieces of info are a place name and an approximate year. The last province to join Confederation was Newfoundland in 1949. Prior to that we were a British Colony and prior to that we were a French possession. There is NO National Civil Registration system. In some cases access is restricted.
Time periods vary.
Regular Passenger Lists DO NOT commence until 1865. Microfilm of records up to 1921 is available for viewing. Only a few scattered lists have been found prior to 1865. Some census records are available prior to 1851, but for the most part they are incomplete and do not offer full information. Some indexes are available for some provinces for some census years.