Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871
Censuses of Canada contain 343 tables on the social and economic conditions in Canada from the earliest settlements to 1871.
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Censuses of Canada, 1665 to 1871, Statistics Canada, Volume IV
Names of Provinces in various Census Returns
Quebec
- 1608-1865 - New France or Canada
- 1765 - Province of Quebec
- 1791 - Lower Canada
- 1841 - Canada East
- 1867 - Province of Quebec
Nova Scotia - called Acadia by the French
- 1710-1763 - comprised only the Peninsula
- 1763-1770 - included St. John Island (Prince Edward Island)
- 1763-1784 - included Cape Breton and New Brunswick
- 1819 - Cape Breton was reunited with it
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island - called St. John Island
- 1763 - annexed to Nova Scotia
- 1770 - separated
- 1798-1800 - name changed to Prince Edward Island
Ontario
- 1791 - Upper Canada
- 1841 - Canada West
- 1867 - Ontario
Manitoba
- 1812 - Colony of Assiniboia
- 1870 - Manitoba
British Columbia - called New Caledonia
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