What's New

• There are approximately 21,275 pages of recorded data in the 1906 Census of Canada for the Prairies which contains information about 808,863 people who lived in the Prairies.
• The chart to the right shows the percentage of the information transcribed in each of the Prairie provinces and the census as a whole.
• We know of 98 volunteers - including a team of 11 who collaborating out of the Alberta Genealogical Society to complete a large City of Edmonton transcription, and those who transcribe, type & proofread.
• Another team is from Saskatchewan Genealogy Society
• 1 Mar 2003 - Added advanced search
• 15 Mar 2003 - Added links to District Maps (on National Archives website) from our Census District and 1906 home pages
• 11 Apr 2003 - Added geographic lookup table for Alberta District #18 Post offices, Census subdistrict numbers, and Legal Land descriptions
• 29 Jun 2003 - Added lists of 1901 and 1906 Post Offices for Alberta Census District #18, #19 & some of #21
• 27 Jan 2004 - Visitor Comments
• 31 Oct 2005
  • Information about a total of 507,000 people (63%) is now transcribed and online (see province/ district / subdistrict chart)
  • Alberta - 188,000 people (93%)
  • Manitoba - 188,000 people (50%)
  • Saskatchewan - 132,000 people (48%)
• Visit regularly - data are going online regularly - below are files added recently

Terms of Use:
The data found on this webpage is the result of work by volunteers as a finding aid to the microfilm/online census images and may be found in error. As a result, there is no guarantee that the information is accurate. This information may be considered a first step to finding the correct page in the microfilm/online image. Even that is subject to enumerator and respondent error. Please report transcription errors to the webster at AFHS.

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