Chinese Head Tax Searchable Database - Canada

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Chinese Head Tax Searchable Database

Search for one of the 97,123 Chinese who were recorded in the Chinese Head Tax Register from 1885 to 1949. You can conduct your keyword search using Personal Names, Village of Birth, County of Birth, Date of Registration, Port of Arrival, and Vessel Name, etc.

Note: The database currently supports English language search only with the exception of “Village Name” and “County Name”, which are searchable using Traditional Chinese or English characters.



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For more than 200 years, migrants of Chinese heritage have traveled to Canada to live, to work, and to raise their families. They have come at different times and from different places in China and throughout the world. Many have called a variety of places home before coming to Canada, but once here, they formed vibrant communities that have significantly shaped Canadian society. "Chinese Canadian Stories" is a path-breaking project gathering the work of universities and community groups from across Canada. Our vision is to give Canadians--young and old--the tools to discover and make their own history, using the latest advances in digital technology to access, recover, and record our neglected past.

One part of this site allows you to explore the stories of Chinese Canadians. There is also a fun video game called Gold Mountain for children 6-12 that immerses them in the world of Chinese Canadians over a century ago. Other parts of the site are for teachers and students for classroom use. Scholars and family researchers can use our searchable databases to access digital collections with over 20,000 photos, videos, newspapers, and historical documents. You can also search for Chinese Canadian ancestors who came to Canada before 1949 at our Head Tax Register database containing almost 97,000 entries.


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