In 1916, Canada had a separate census that was taken for the Prairie Provinces 5 years after every national census. This 1916 Census has significant importance to all Canadians because it’s the most recent Canadian Census available to us, and Ancestry.ca has made it available online for the first time EVER! So enjoy, and who knows… you may just find your story.

This collection includes:
38,413 images of original records
1.69 Million names
Military service info – first Canadian census to include this info

William Ormond Mitchell (1914-1998) is one of many famous individuals featured in this census collection. He was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and accomplished many things in his life time. He was an author of novels, short stories and plays. Mitchell is best known for his 1947 novel, Who Has Seen The Wind, which has sold close to a million copies in Canada. In 2000, Mitchell was honoured by the government of Canada with his image on a postage stamp. He even had schools named after him in Calgary, Alberta and Kanata, Ontario.

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