Genealogy of Western Canada 
The resources listed in this guide are located in the Gladys Allison Canadiana Room, Floor 6, North York Central Library. Complementary materials may also be found at the Toronto Reference Library.
- Search the library catalogue by subject:
- Alberta - Genealogy
- British Columbia - Genealogy
- Manitoba - Genealogy
- Saskatchewan - Genealogy
- Prairie Provinces - Genealogy
- Metis - Genealogy
- Canada Western - Genealogy
- City (Province) - Genealogy
- Registers of births, etc. - (Province)
Books:
- Tracing your ancestors in Alberta.
- Alberta, formerly the Northwest Territories: index to registration of births, marriages and deaths, 1870-1905
- Western Canadians 1600-1900
- Central Canadians 1600-1900
- Exploring family history in Saskatchewan
- Genealogical resources in the Edmonton area
Genealogy and History Files:
- Alberta - Genealogy
- British Columbia - Genealogy
- Canada, Western - Genealogy
- Manitoba - Genealogy
- Metis - Genealogy
- Saskatchewan - Genealogy
Periodicals:
- The British Columbia genealogist
- Bulletin/Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
- Canadian-American journal of history & genealogy for Canadian, French & Metis study
- Chinook : the journal of the Alberta Family Histories Society
- Generations : the journal of the Manitoba Genealogical Society
- Relatively speaking : a publication of the Alberta Genealogical Society
Microfilm Resources/Electronic Resources:
- Census returns 1666-1891 at the CENSUS KIOSK
- Census returns 1901 at the CENSUS KIOSK
- Prairie directories to 1900 : on microfiche at the DIRECTORIES KIOSK
- Peel bibliography on microfiche (city directories) at the DIRECTORIES KIOSK
- Winnipeg Free Press 1874-1979 on microfilm (from 1980 in SR)
- British Columbia vital statistics index 1872-1921 (marriages) 1872-1976 (deaths) on microfiche
- WWW and the Internet contain genealogical websites,newsgroups, etc.
Other Resources:
- Catalogue of the Ontario Genealogical Society in the CARD CATALOGUE
- Historical map collection
A brief guide to sources of information on Genealogy of Western Canada
Last updated: September, 1999.