That’s right — subtracts — not adds. This time it’s less. Findmypast no longer makes available Canadian (and US) newspapers.
The papers that were available were from newspaperarchive.com, are still available at that subscription site.
Canadian newspapers were one of the few exclusive benefits Findmypast provided by way of Canadian records. Without question FMP is invaluable for the exclusive UK record, is the subscription worthwhile for Canadian research?
The FMP catalogue has 242 datasets when filtered for Canada. Top of the list by number of records is British & Irish Roots Collection with over 63 million records, a little over 11 million when filtered for Canada. Mostly these are duplicated from Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 and census records, both available as separate FMP titles and available at competitor websites.
The World War 2 Allies Collection has over 15 million records but just over 11 thousand when filtered for Canada. They are mostly from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
This table is a complete list of FMP titles with more than 10,000 Canadian records. Most if not all are to be found elsewhere, many freely available, so is a subscription worthwhile? Now questionable for Canadian research if you have other access.
| Record Set | Canadian Records |
|---|---|
| British & Irish Roots Collection | 11,235,113 |
| Canada Census 1911 | 7,157,334 |
| United States, Canadian Border Crossings | 6,150,580 |
| Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 | 5,418,130 |
| Canada Census 1901 | 5,167,206 |
| Canada Census 1891 | 4,539,639 |
| Canada Census 1881 | 4,273,962 |
| Canada Census 1871 | 3,292,788 |
| Canada Census 1861 | 2,764,253 |
| Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 | 2,076,058 |
| Canadian Headstones Index | 1,881,403 |
| Canada Census 1851 | 1,364,597 |
| Canada Billion Graves Cemetery Index | 1,343,005 |
| British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1992 | 994,738 |
| Manitoba Probate Records 1871-1930 Browse | 802,992 |
| New Brunswick, County Deed Registry Books Image Browse | 792,235 |
| British Columbia Estate Files 1859-1949 Browse | 783,176 |
| Ontario, Canada, Federal Census Of 1871 Ontario Index, 1871 | 374,095 |
| Canadian Directories & Almanacs | 356,897 |
| Manitoba Marriage Index | 154,052 |
| Manitoba Birth Index | 143,055 |
| Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index | 132,979 |
| Canada, Home Children Immigration Records Index, 1869-1930 | 125,086 |
| Manitoba Death Index | 112,525 |
| Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1891 Census Index, 1891 | 105,373 |
| Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1901 Census Index, 1901 | 104,139 |
| Lower Canada Census 1825 | 74,323 |
| New Brunswick, Canada, Land Petitions Index, 1783-1918 | 66,872 |
| Canada, Saskatchewan Vital Records Birth Index | 64,614 |
| Alberta, Canada, Metis National Council Historical Online Database Index, 1770-1919 | 60,717 |
| Canada, Saskatchewan Vital Records Death Index | 55,302 |
| Lower Canada Census 1842 | 46,467 |
| New Brunswick, Canada, Marriage Bonds Index, 1810-1932 | 41,282 |
| British Columbia, Canada, Birth Registration Index, 1872-1903 | 36,930 |
| British Columbia, Canada, Birth Index, 1854-1903 | 36,602 |
| Canada, Ontario, Oddfellows Life Insurance Applications | 31,167 |
| British Columbia, Canada, Baptism Index, 1772-1888 | 30,942 |
| Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Estate Index, 1884-1984 | 29,414 |
| Canada, Ontario, Toronto Emigrant Office Records Index | 29,064 |
| Canada, Immigrants To Canada Index, 1750-1854 | 25,353 |
| New Brunswick Birth and Baptism Index 1769-1899 | 25,219 |
| New Brunswick, Canada, Irish Immigrants In The New Brunswick Census Of 1851 and 1861 Index, 1851, 1861 | 21,048 |
| Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, Estate Index, 1884-1984 | 18,455 |
| World War 2 Allies Collection | 11,376 |