The finalists for the 2024 Ottawa Book Awards have been announced. This year’s works showcase a diverse and compelling range of stories on the human experience and how it is shaped by life’s events – from familial ties and personal transformation to exploring one’s identity and societal changes.
These annual awards recognize the finest English and French books released in the previous year, authored by 13 local writers who exemplify Ottawa’s rich literary talent.
On December 9, 2020, Ottawa City Council approved the OPL 2021 Operating and Capital Budget.
Click here to view the Operating and Capital Budget for 2021
The Government of Canada’s official source of information for immigration and citizenship is the web site for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Have a look at their page with detailed information about how to start your life in Canada.
Directories are a good tool for reaching the hidden job market by finding contacts.
The Ottawa Room at the Main Branch is our largest and most comprehensive local history resource. The Ottawa Room collection covers Ottawa and the entire Ottawa Valley, in Ontario and Quebec. It includes over 17,000 books, periodicals, newspapers and maps about the architecture, biography, culture, genealogy, geography, history and heritage of the area.
Birth, marriage, and death dates are the cornerstones of any family history, and government vital records are the first place you will look for them. “Civil registration” refers to the government registration of all births, marriages, and deaths. In Canada, civil registration is a provincial or territorial responsibility. Access to and availability of records varies from province to province.
Cemetery records and headstone inscriptions provide valuable genealogical information. Gravestones will usually provide birth and death dates, as well as names of spouses and other family members. Cemetery records, or registers of burial, are maintained by cemeteries and may contain more detailed information than is found on the gravestone. Cemetery records are especially important if the person was buried without a headstone, or if the inscription has become illegible over time.
Census records are a good place to start your research. They help you identify not only where your ancestors lived but also family members, birth dates, parents’ names, occupations, religion, place of birth, etc. Census records are particularly valuable because they show the whole family unit, not just individuals.
Censuses in Canada were taken every 10 years, starting in 1842. There were also two censuses of the prairie provinces only, in 1906 and 1916. Census records are available for every census from 1842 to 1921.
To choose a source, ask yourself: Who would be interested in gathering the information I am looking for?
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