Ukrainian immigrants, 1891 to 1930
Search for names of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1891 and 1930.
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About the records
This database provides access to 14,793 names of Ukrainians who arrived in Canada between 1891 and 1930. Most Ukrainian immigrants of this period were identified on government records as Poles, Russians, Austrians, Bukovinians, Galicians and Ruthenians, arriving from provinces in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The vast majority of these immigrants settled in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
Names in this collection were extracted from the following records:
- Passenger lists held at Library and Archives Canada for the Canadian ports of Halifax, Nova Scotia; Montréal and Québec, Quebec; and Saint John, New Brunswick, and for the American ports of New York, New York; and Portland, Maine.
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Notes about early Ukrainian settlers and pioneer families in Canada gathered by Dr. Vladimir Julian Kaye (1896–1976).
- Sailing Records: Note Books” in the Vladimir Julian Kaye fonds (MG31 D69, volume 25, files 2 to 8, note books 1 to 7, microfilms H-3090 and H-3091.
- Series O, “Research material on Ukrainian pioneer settlers: sailing and naturalization records 1891-1900, obituary and death notices,” volumes 25 to 27, microfilms H-3090 to H-3096).
- Series P, Q and R also contain material of interest to genealogists.
- If a record includes the note, “Fonds contains a card with information about this individual,” it means that there might be more information about the individual in the fonds. Consult the finding aid (found in the finding aid section of the record) to see the list of contents for each volume
Much of the above material was published in the following books by Kaye:
- Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian biography of pioneer settlers of Alberta, 1891-1900
- Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian biography, pioneer settlers of Manitoba, 1891-1900
- Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian biography : pioneer settlers of Saskatchewan-Assiniboia, 1892-1904
- Early Ukrainian settlements in Canada, 1895-1900
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All the information was transcribed into the database. If you want to view the actual passenger list, see our help page on Immigration records.
Records that are not digitized
Records from the Vladimir Julian Kaye fonds (MG31 D69) are not digitized. If you wish to see the originals, you will need to see them in person. If you cannot visit us in person, you may want to order copies or hire a researcher.