Each year, the Government of Canada produces and receives millions of documents related to the business of governing. Our task is to facilitate management of these documents, and to preserve those documents which have archival value. By law, government and ministerial records cannot be destroyed without the consent of the National Archivist.
The government historical records holdings comprise over 79 kilometres of textual records, maps and photographs; 19,000 master negative microfilm reels; and more than 2,000 data files. They document all aspects of Canadian history from the eighteenth century to the present.
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![Quarantine questionnaire](../lmimages/e000000704tn.gif) | Quarantine questionnaire 1832 Government Records | ![Métis Scrip](../lmimages/c147111tn.gif) | Métis Scrip 1876 Government Records | ![Lees dit](../lmimages/e000000739tn.gif) | Lees dit 1890 Government Records | ![Empress of Ireland](../lmimages/e000000730tn.gif) | Empress of Ireland 1914 Government Records | ![Casualty list](../lmimages/c147638tn.gif) | Casualty list 1917 Government Records | ![Head Tax Certificate](../lmimages/rg76v712ktn.gif) | Head Tax Certificate 1925 Government Records | ![Women are not](../lmimages/e000000733tn.gif) | Women are not "persons" 1928 Government Records | ![Report on Concentration Camp](../lmimages/e000000736tn.gif) | Report on Concentration Camp 1945 Government Records | ![War telegram](../lmimages/e000000705tn.gif) | War telegram 1945 Government Records | ![The Canadian Bill of Rights](../lmimages/e000000726tn.gif) | The Canadian Bill of Rights 1960 Government Records |
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