Border Entry Records - Alberta

Online

Ancestry Library Edition includes: “Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935” that covers border entries into Alberta at various locations along the US border. Ancestry also has “Border Crossings from Canada to the U.S., 1895-1956.”

The Ancestry database also includes “Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924.” During this time, the federal government required individual forms be completed and submitted when crossing the border into Canada.

Microfilm

The library has microfilm records of border crossings from the U.S. to Canada between 1908-1919, organized by date and port. To view a list of ports of entry and the corresponding film numbers, check section 3-41 in the library’s guide: Canadian Family History Resources.