Ontario. Ministry of Government Services

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Record #: BRA0727 Last Modified: 16 May 2013 Last Full Update: 16 May 2013
Record Details
Social MediaWebsite Website: www.archives.gov.on.ca/
SOCIAL_MEDIA_ICONWebsite
Description & Services
Alternate NameOntario Archives
DescriptionProvincial archives * often used collections include early Ontario land records * estates (wills) * census * vital statistics * health, court, corporate registration, schools, family and local history records

Statistics for births (1869-1914), marriages (1869-1929), and deaths (1869-1939) are available from this office * every year, a new release of statistics is added

For statistics regarding births, marriages and deaths AFTER these dates, contact Ontario Office of the Registrar General * PO Box 4600 * Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6L8 * 1-800-461-2156 (see separate entry for Registrar General's Office)

Operates library and reading room for the public for personal, historical, administrative, legal or other research * offers tours and speakers to historical, heritage and educational organizations
HoursReading Room Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm, Retrieval of documents hourly 9:30am to 3:30pm Extended hours Tuesday and Thursday until 8 pm and Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Areas ServedOntario
LanguagesEnglish ; French
Contact Information
Address134 Ian MacDonald Blvd
Toronto, ON M7A 2C5
 
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Site LocationYork University campus
IntersectionKeele St. & Steeles Ave. W.
Transit InformationTTC Subway:Express bus from Downsview Subway and Finch Subway, numerous connections from GO Transit and York Regional Transit,
AccessibilityFully Accessible - from Grenville St
Office PhoneMain Desk 416-327-1600
Fax416-327-1999
Toll Free Phone1-800-668-9933 (Ontario only)
E-Mailreference@on.ca
Websitewww.ontario.ca/archives
Primary ContactCharmaine Sommerfeldt, Senior Customer Service Representative (des.).; Email: charmaine.sommerfeldt@ontario.ca
Alternate ContactKeisha Banhan, Senior Manager, Customer Service
Primary ExecutiveAngela Forest, Archivist of Ontario, Acting; Phone: 416-327-1602
Other Details
Service Level(30) Provincial Government
Subjects
SubjectsArchives ; Birth registration ; Census ; Death registration ; Genealogy ; Libraries ; Local history ; Marriage certificates ; Property ; Speakers bureaus ; Special libraries ; Wills