If you would like to research your own information, the following is a list of Provincial resources where you can begin.

*Please note that there may be some membership fees.

Free Resources & Links :

ROOTSWEB 

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA

395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3

Phone: (613) 996-7458

Toll Free: 1-866-578-7777 (Canada & U.S.) Fax: (613) 995-6274

archives.ca (This is the General Archives site)

archives.ca/02/020202_e.html (This will take you directly to the Genealogy section)

archives.ca/02/02010502_e.html (This will take you directly to the Government of Canada archives. Once there, use the scroll down menu to select “Interior RG15” which will narrow your search for Métis Scrip records only.)

1911 CANADIAN CENSUS INEDEXING PROJECT

(Includes 1901 & 1906)

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test4.jsp

ONLINE VITAL STATISTICS (for births, marriages and deaths)

British Columbia:

bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes

Saskatchewan:  http://vsgs.health.gov.sk.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx

Manitoba:  http://web2.gov.mb.ca/cca/vital/Query.php

ONLINE GENEALOGY RESOURCES

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp (Includes Latter Day Saints Church records, pedigree charts & 1881 census)

Paid Resources & Links :

ALBERTA

ALBERTA PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES

Attn: Mrs. Claude Roberto,

8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, AB T6E 5W1

Phone: (780) 427-1750

sthomson@mcd.gov.ab.ca

NOTE: Check alphabetical card indexes for parish registries in Alberta and Saskatchewan to obtain archived Oblate records. Other available materials include Métis Scrip records (Microfiche), Newspaper Records, Old photographs and archived Journals (Microfiche). Officer and Servant Records from the Hudson Bay Co. in Manitoba can be requested here as well.

CITY OF EDMONTON ARCHIVES

10440 108 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5Z 3Z9

Phone: (780) 496-8711 Fax: (780) 496-8732

 5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert, AB T8N 3Z9

Phone: (780) 459-1528 Fax: (780) 459-1546

Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 1 pm to 5 pm

museum@compusmart.ab.ca

compusmart.ab.ca/museum

ALBERTA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY- EDMONTON BRANCH

In the process of relocating.

GLENBOW MUSEUM

130 9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0P3

Phone: (403) 268-4204 Fax: (403) 232-6569

jbowman@glenbow.org

glenbow.org/collections/

NOTE: Glenbow offers two levels of Métis Genealogy research. The basic search costs $50.00 (plus $3.50 GST for Canadian residents) and is intended for those seeking to prove their Métis ancestry. The comprehensive search costs more and is intended for those interested in complete genealogies.

JIM THOMPSON

5102 49th Avenue, Box 21 Fort Vermilion, AB T0H 1N0

Phone: (780) 927-3403 Fax:(780)927-4989

j_i_m_thompson@yahoo.ca or james_jr_thompson@hotmail.com or James.Thompson@gov.ab.ca

NOTE: Cost is $40.00 plus $5.00 S/H for mail orders within Alberta, or $55.00 for Métis genealogies outside of Alberta (postage paid). There is a $20.00 non refundable deposit required on all genealogies.

SASKATCHEWAN

SASKATCHEWAN VITAL STATISTICS

1942 Hamilton Street, Regina, SK S4P 3V7

Toll Free: 1-800-458-1179 Fax: (306) 787-2288

SASKATCHEWAN ARCHIVES

University of Saskatchewan, Murray Building 3 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S4N 5A4 Phone: (306) 933-5832 Fax: (306) 933-7305

saskarchives.com

SASKATCHEWAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

2ND Floor, 1870 Lorne Street Box 1894, Regina SK S4P 3E1

Phone: (306) 780-9207 FAX: (306) 781-6021

margethomas.sgs@accesscomm.ca

saskgenealogy.com

NOTE: You will have to contact this organization to find out what their current membership fee.

MANITOBA

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ST. BONIFACE

340 Provencher Blvd., Saint Boniface, MB R2H 0G7

Phone: (204) 233-4888 Fax: (204) 231-2562

shsb@shsb.ab.ca

shsb.mb.ca/englishindex.htm

NOTE: Proof of Métis ancestry documents: $45; Ten generations report: $55; For a genealogy tree containing more than 10 generations, add ten cents for each additional page.

MÉTIS RESOURCE CENTRE

50663 Albert Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G4

Phone: (204) 956-7767 Fax: (204) 956-7765

metisrc@mb.sympatico.ca

metisresourcecentre.mb.ca

NOTE: Open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. An online form is to be completed for any research requests. The fee is $65.00 plus $5.00 S/H.