Genealogy Resources

Best free resource for browsing original Quebec parish register images. Quebec Catholic records up to 1979, Ontario births 1869–1911, Canadian census and immigration records.

Most comprehensive paid platform. Drouin Collection (searchable), Ontario BMD records, census, immigration, military, and naturalization records.

Census records (1825–1931), immigration/passenger lists (pre-1936), military service files, citizenship/naturalization records (1851–1945). Does NOT hold birth, marriage, or death certificates.

Civil registers (baptisms, marriages, burials 1621–1920s), notarial records, censuses, Montreal city directories. Not individually indexed — browse by year and parish. Primarily in French.

Over 100 million documents. Includes LAFRANCE tool, Drouin Collection images, BMS2000, obituaries, cemetery records, and nearly 5 million Ontario records. Most comprehensive single platform for Quebec genealogy.

Academic database of ALL Catholic BMD records in Quebec from 1621 to 1861 (~3.2 million records). Essentially a pre-built family tree of the French-Canadian population. Free through Quebec Genealogical eSociety membership.

Collaborative family tree of French-speaking Canada.

Directory of French immigrants to Canada before 1865.

r/Canadiancitizenship

Active discussions about Bill C-3, documentation strategies, and processing times.

r/genealogy

Broad community with frequent Canadian research questions.

Quebec Genealogical eSociety

$45/year. Includes free PRDH and BMS2000 access.