Collection search - Sessional records [textual record, cartographic material, architectural drawing]

A consolidated General Index to the Journals of the House of Commons of Canada, and of the Sessional Papers of Parliament has been published on five occasions covering the following periods: 1867-1876; 1877-1890; 1891-1903; 1904-1915 and 1916-1930. General indexes covering later years are in preparation.

Title is based on the contents of the series.

There are several Sessional Papers missing for the year 1916 and before that time nearly all the Sessional Papers were burned in the fire of 3 February 1916 which destroyed the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings.

RG14M 74/1477. Transferred to National Map Collection from the Public Records Division, RG14, D2 in January 1974.

RG14M 745/33940. Transferred to National Map Collection from the Government Archives Division on 14 Nov. 1974. Originally acquired from the House of Commons.

RG14M 81203/3. Transferred to National Map Collection from Federal Archives Division, RG14, D2, Vols. 2301 and 2347 on 13 May 1981.

Scales differ.

The Unpublished Sessional Papers are also available on microfilm reels C-6919 to C-6969, C-7516 to C-7634, C-7870 to C-7906, T-3490 to T-3848, T-4605 to T-4686, T-4878 to T-4910, T-12798 to T-12852, T-14100 to T-14109. Please note that some Sessional Papers, especially those published by the government printer, were not microfilmed. Researchers should consult the microfilm wherever possible. When the microfilm indicates that a Sessional Paper is not microfilmed, researchers may order the original material.

Further accruals are expected.

Several Sessional Papers for the period 1867-1915 are located in the records of the Senate (Refer to RG 14, Series E-1) and Sessional Papers which were published are available in several libraries in Canada and elsewhere. A number of Sessional Papers, which consists of Atlases and Plans were transferred to the National Map Collection.