----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <gordon_watts@telus.net> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:07 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census -- Message from Librarian and Archivist Greetings All. I have this morning received a response to my query to the Librarian and Archivist of Canada regarding when the 1911 Census records would be online. I copy the pertinent sections of Mr. Wilson's message below. The delay in answering was because he was away from Ottawa last week. Enjoy the Census! Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: Wilson Ian To: Gordon A. Watts Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:40 AM Subject: RE: 1911 Census records Dear Gordon Extraordinary times ! The legislation clarifying access to the historical census went through and received Royal Assent while I was in Newfoundland for the opening of their new art gallery/museum/archives called The Rooms. It is a superb facility with excellent reading rooms for the provincial archives overlooking the harbour. The provincial genealogical society was present and they were enthusiastic. We are working actively and quickly to prepare the 1911 census for web access, and as you know from our web site we expect to have it available early in August. We are trying to anticipate likely demand by adding to our server capacity. We had been tracking demand on our site and found in March-April that demand was bumping up against the ceiling of our capacity. We added 50% to capacity in April and found that in May and June we were again bumping against our limits so we are investing in another 50% addition. We are also looking at other solutions to help us with the possible demand level as we all remember the experience in the UK when their 1901 census went live. I trust you are taking some well-deserved rest this month...to recuperate between getting the legislation and then spending August in research with the 1911 census. Best wishes Ian Ian E. Wilson Librarian and Archivist of Canada Bibliothécaire et Archiviste du Canada