Immigrants from China

Introduction

The Government of Canada created documents specifically for new arrivals from China. This research tool provides access to 98,361 references to Chinese immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1885 and 1949. The names were extracted from three different series of records.

The General Registers of Chinese Immigration, 1885-1949 list all immigrants of Chinese origin arriving in Canada between 1885 and 1949. They were indexed by the Department of History at the University of British Columbia (www.ubc.ca/). This index is intended for personal genealogical use only. Researchers with historical or other interests should contact Professor Henry Yu of the Department of History, University of British Columbia.

The Port of New Westminster Register of Chinese Immigration contains names of Chinese immigrants who registered and paid the head tax at the port of New Westminster, British Columbia between 1887 and 1908.

The Newfoundland Register of Arrivals and Outward Registrations includes the names of Chinese persons entering Newfoundland as immigrants between 1910 and 1949 and the names of persons leaving Newfoundland between 1906 and 1950.

Please visit the Chinese-Canadian Genealogy website (www.vpl.ca/ccg/index.html) and wiki (http://ccgwiki.vpl.ca/index.php/ccg_wiki), hosted by the Vancouver Public Library in partnership with Library and Archives Canada.