Hi Diane. Further to Muriel's response to you, census has been taken in Canada from way before it became Canada. I believe the earliest Census was taken some time in the 1600's. There is currently no place to my knowledge that all censuses that have been released to the public may be viewed. Many genealogy and historical societies have volunteers transcribing Census records that are particular to their localities. Some of these are available on line (at least indexes) while others are available in printed form. Printed extracts, where available, normally have a charge entailed and are frequently available through websites set up by the various organizations. In any case, there is no single source for all censuses and to find what you seek likely will take a great deal of searching on the net. A good bet for information is to join a mail list for the area you are interested in and post a query there. A very good source of information is the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) who have Family History Centres all over the country. For very nominal fees you can obtain microfilm for viewing in their libraries. As Muriel stated, the last Census released in Canada was that for 1901, and unless our campaign is successful there will NEVER be another Census released in Canada. As anyone involved in genealogy knows this would be a truly disastrous situation. I urge everyone to continue pressuring their members of Parliament to support allowing access to Post 1901 Census as allowed by Regulations attached to the Privacy Act. Hope this has answered your questions. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Port Coquitlam, BC ICQ # 9183352 Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <davidson3542@home.com> To: "Diane Nault-Lauziere" <amos5@gis.net>; <davidson3542@home.com>; <gordon_watts@telus.net>; <QUEBEC-L@rootsweb.com>; <ONTARIO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 24 August, 2000 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Census? Hi Diane:- Yes, the government demands we fill out census forms every FIVE (5) years -- if we do not, we could be fined. The last census taken in Canada was 1996 -- from that various government agencies and departments find many items of interest, such as:- - migration of people from one area to another -- numbers - need for highway repairs, new highways - need for new hospitals (Brampton, where I live, will have one new hospital before 2003, plus another one before 2016 -- growth of the area) - plus many, many more details and data. However, WE, the people of Canada, have only been allowed to view the last accessible one, the 1901 census, to gain family information. This census was one of the first to contain dates of birth, and some census records contained a list of deaths within the past 10 years. It is the family groups we want, plus relationships, occupation, religion (so we know which church might have records), origin. We do not need or want all the "personal" answers that we are told exist on the 1911 census -- e.g. money earned in 1911 would look like a teen allowance today!!! Also, who cares if our grandparents were married or unmarried -- that was their business -- I would hate to do research of the present census records!! When will one be able to view these records? If we are successful -- with assistance from many, especially in Ontario and Quebec -- and IF we get the 1911 census released, we would be able to view it in 2003, unless the 92-year period is changed. At present, we are wondering WHY Hon. John Manley has not been able to reveal the Report of the Expert Panel -- delivered to him June 30, 2000. My wish:- Every family researcher in Ontario and Quebec contact his/her Member of Parliament and ask if he/she SUPPORTS release of the post- 1901 census records. (We have found MPs respond to their constituent as being a Member of Parliament has not only a good salary, perks, but a pension if he/she retires after six (6) years. -- The MPs want to be re-elected). Gordon Watts may also add a few remarks -- he has been dealing with the Expert Panel -- I have been "bugging" the Members of Parliament. Should anyone contact THEIR Member of Parliament and receive an answer -- we will have the Scoreboard updated very quickly -- just send us the wording of the letter, please. Looking forward to replies - to either Gordon or myself! Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> Canada Census Committee http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/index6.htm ================ Diane Nault-Lauziere wrote: > Hello, > > I saw your answer to Walter about the censuses and you mentioned that there > were censuses taken every 5 years also. When did these start and can we see > them? Thank you > Diane