Since Bill S-18 has passed Second Reading and is now in Committee, I have had many queries re census petitions from other than Canadians. The following may be forwarded. ====== People with ancestors in Canada in 1911 are invited to send a Non-Resident petition --- the signatures will be YOUR voice in Ottawa. We all want to know our heritage -- and when Bill S-18 is passed, it will guarantee releases of all census records from 1911 to 2001. One of the best online sites is http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm [also in French] Here one will find downloadable petitions, scoreboards of HOW the politicians think about census release, Hansard (daily records), Bill S-18, and much, much more. The Non-Resident petition is for usage outside of Canada. We also have a Canada Census Committee -- try to find the Americans http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/committee.html At last count, there are eight! [If interested, contact me, please] View http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm Many editorials -- some dating back to 1999 -- but still important and with same sense of feeling. The Non-Resident petitions are now acceptable and may be used as the Second Reading stage has been reached -- we still have Third Reading. Looking forward to petitions -- see your Legion/Veteran branches -- 2005 has been designated The Year of the Veteran. Also May 8th is the 60th Anniversary of VE-Day [VJ-Day in August] plus many who served in WWI were listed on the 1911 census. The above may be forwarded, all or part, to any list other than in Canada, even then one might find a list I do not know about. The 1901 and 1906 Canadian census are online at http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee 25 Crestview Avenue, Brampton, ON L6W 2R8