Canadian Titles on FamilySearch Full-text Search

Anonymous posted a comment to my blog post “Recent FamilySearch Updates

” Is it not me? Or does Canada not have any full-text search collections?”

FamilySearch does indeed have Canadian titles in its full-text search. The first arrived on 8 August 2024; there are now 129 Canadian collection titles. The latest were added on 2 July 2025.

Here’s a breakdown of records by province/jurisdiction. You will notice that the titles are often misleading about the actual content. “Canada, Alberta, Military Service, from 1814 to 1832” shows a date range way before the province was established!  That’s not a major issue if you find a record through a search of the complete collection.

• Quebec: The combined collections for Quebec, Canada East, Lower Canada, and New France have a total of 13,959,625 records. The largest single collection is “Canada, Quebec, Legal, from 17 February 1920 to 10 November 1920” with over 13.5 million records.
• All Canada: The collections that are jurisdiction-wide across Canada (e.g., “Canada, Probate Records,” “Canada, Homestead Records”) contain a total of 22,236,762 records. “Canada, Probate Records, 1600-2020” and “Canada, Homestead Records, 1600-2011” are the two largest collections in this category with 14,226,803 and 8,313,535 records respectively.
• Ontario: The collections for Ontario and Upper Canada total 2,756,151 records. “Canada, Ontario, Properties, from 1800 to 1955” is the largest collection in this group with 1,891,971 records, followed by “Canada, Ontario, Legal, 1851” with 552,404 records.
• New Brunswick: The New Brunswick collections have 1,500,432 records. The “Canada, New Brunswick, Properties, 1786” collection is the largest with 1,342,450 records.
• Nova Scotia: The collections for Nova Scotia have a total of 1,300,750 records. “Canada, Nova Scotia, Properties, from 3 March 1983 to 4 March 1983” holds the majority of these with 965,858 records.
• Saskatchewan: The Saskatchewan collections total 3,955,607 records, with the “Canada, Saskatchewan, Legal, 2006” collection containing the vast majority at 3,829,143 records.
• British Columbia: British Columbia collections have 197,363 records. The largest is “Canada, British Columbia, Legal, from 1300 to 1987” with 119,321 records.
• Alberta: The Alberta collections have 33,306 records, with the largest being “Canada, Alberta, Military Service, from 1814 to 1832” at 16,128 records.
• Newfoundland and Labrador: Collections for Newfoundland and Labrador have a total of 499,313 records. “Canada, Newfoundland, Military Service, from 1913 to 1919” is the largest at 470,453 records.
• Manitoba: The collections for Manitoba total 36,135 records. The largest is “Canada, Manitoba, Military Service, from 1940 to 1947” with 10,925 records.
• Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island’s collections total 40,329 records. “Canada, Prince Edward Island, Legal, from 1786 to 1930” is the largest with 15,040 records.
• Northwest Territories: The Northwest Territories collections have 884 records, with the largest being “Canada, Northwest Territories, Properties, from 1799 to 1870” at 820 records.
• Yukon: The single Yukon collection, “Canada, Yukon, Migrations, from 1924 to 1956,” contains 7,106 records.