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Filed under: Canadian immigration literature -- To 1867- Three years in Canada : an account of the actual state of the country in 1826-7-8. Comprehending its resources, productions, improvements, and capabilities ; and including sketches of the state of society, advice to emigrants, &c. (London : Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1829., 1829), by John Mactaggart (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hints on emigration to Upper Canada : especially addressed to the middle and lower classes in Great Britain and Ireland (William Curry, Jun. and Co. ;, 1832), by Martin Doyle (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Canadas as they now are : comprehending a view of their climate, rivers, lakes, canals, government, laws, taxes, towns, trade, &c., with a description of the soil and advantages or disadvantages of every township in each province derived from the reports of the inspectors made to the justices at quarter sessions, and from other authentic sources, assisted by local knowledge : with a map, showing the position of each township, a point of the utmost consequence to the settler ; compiled without reference to the particular interest of any land company or association (James Duncan, 37 Paternoster Row ; Holborn (London) : Cross ; and, Cornwall : Mann, 1833), by Francis Fairplay (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrants' guide to the Canadas (s.n.], 1822), by William Watson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Information to emigrants an account of the island of Prince Edward, with practical advice to those intendig to emigrate; and some observations on the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, Canada, and the Red River : to which are added, sailing directions for the coast and harbours of the said island; and a correct map of Holland Harbour and the lands surrounding Cascumpec Bay (Printed for and sold by James Asperne ..., 1819), by Late resident of that colony (page images at HathiTrust)
- A few plain directions for persons intending to proceed as settlers to His Majesty's province of Upper Canada, in North America pointing out the best port to embark at for Quebec.--Provisions and other things necessary to be provided for the voyage.--The best and cheapest method of travelling from Quebec to Montreal, and thence to Kingston and York, a distance of 600 miles, whereby emigrants way avoid heavy expenses.--The method of obtaining land in the most eligible districts.--What property various descriptions of emigrants should possess on their arrival in America.--Advice to farmers, tradesmen, mechanics, &c.--A description of that fine and interesting province : its productions, &c. &c.--Some cursory remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants : containing also a short sketch or journal of the author's voyage across the Atlantic, in June, 1819 (Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy ..., 1820), by English farmer settled in Upper Canada (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant's guide to Upper Canada; or, Sketches of the present state of that province collected from a residence therein during the years 1817, 1818, 1819 : interspersed with reflections (Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown ..., 1820), by Charles Stuart (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant's assistant, or, Remarks on the agricultural interest of the Canadas Part I. : containing an account of the most effectual means of assisting settlers on their arrival in the country--observations on the different tenures by which lands are held in both provinces, directions for procuring grants of waste lands, and some account of the different methods of clearing them--collected from documents and various papers furnished for the information of the Montreal Emigrant Society, in the year 1820 (Printed by Nahum Mower, 1821), by A. J. Christie (page images at HathiTrust)
- On emigration to Upper Canada (J. Cross, 1831), by John William Bannister (page images at HathiTrust)
- Information for the use of persons emigrating to Upper Canada containing an explanation of the various modes of application for land : together with the different forms of petitions, and their progress to grant, with a statement of the fees, authorised by ordinance and accompanied by a lithographic plan, exhibiting the various townships in the province : surveyor general's office, York, 30th November, 1832 (s.n., 1832), by S. P. Hurd (page images at HathiTrust)
- Practical information to emigrants including details collected from the most authentic accounts relative to the soil, climate, natural productions, agriculture, etc. of the province of New Brunswick. (J. Richardson, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- The picture of Canada for emigrators (Wittenoom and Cremer;, 1832), by Joseph Miles Cobbett (page images at HathiTrust)
- Official information for emigrants, arriving at New York, and who are desirous of settling in the Canadas : also, extracts from the instructions for emigrants arriving at Quebec (s.n.], 1834), by A. C. Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada in the years 1832, 1833, and 1834 containing important information and instructions to persons intending to emigrate thither in 1835 (P.D. Hardy;, 1835), by Ex-settler (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Statement of the satisfactory results which have attended emigration to Upper Canada from the establishment of the Canada Company to the present period : comprising statistical tables, and other important information communicated by respectable residents in the various townships of Upper Canada. (Smith, Elder, 1841), by Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Comparative advantages between the United States and Canada, for British settlers considered in a letter, addressed to Captain Allardyce Barclay of Uru (Smith, Elder, 1842), by Thomas Rolph (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memoranda of a settler in Lower Canada, or, The emigrant to North America being a compendium of useful practical hints to emigrants selected from an unpublished narrative of the adventures of a large family from the north of England, which emigrated to America in 1818 and settled in various parts of the Canadas and the western states, as farmers, &c., together with an account of every day' s doings upon a farm for a year (Printed for the author by Lovell and Gibson, 1842), by J. Abbott (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Statement of the satisfactory results which have attended emigration to Upper Canada from the establishment of the Canada Company until the present period : comprising statistical tables and other important information, communicated by respectable residents in the various townships of Upper Canada. (Smith, Elder, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant to North America from memoranda of a settler in Canada, being a compendium of useful practical hints to emigrants : with an account of every day's goings upon a farm for a year (W. Blackwood, 1844), by J. Abbott (page images at HathiTrust)
- Views of Canada and the colonists embracing the experience of a residence, views of the present state progress, and prospects of the colony, with detailed and practical information for intending emigrants (A. and C. Black;, 1844), by James B. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Statement of the satisfactory results which have attended emigration to Upper Canada from the establishment of the Canada Company until the present period : comprising statistical tables and other important information, communicated by respectable residents in the various townships of Upper Canada. (Smith, Elder, 1846), by Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Remarks for emigrants (s.n.], 1847), by John J. E. Linton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Information for intending emigrants of all classes to Upper Canada designed principally for the small farmer, agricultural labourer, &c., but which will be found interesting to other classes possessed of capital or independent incomes, who may contemplate leaving the United Kingdom with their families (s.n.], 1850), by Frederick Widder and Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Remarks for emigrants (s.n.], 1850), by John J. E. Linton (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Few words upon Canada, and her productions in the Great Exhibition (W. & T. Piper, 1851) (page images at HathiTrust)
- A hand book of information for emigrants to New-Brunswick (s.n.], 1854), by Moses Henry Perley (page images at HathiTrust)
- To emigrants, Canada, its advantages to settlers (Algar and Street :, 1856), by John Miller Grant (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada, the land of hope for the settler and artisan, the small capitalist, the honest, and the persevering : with a description of the climate, free grants of land, wages and its general advantages as a field for emigration (Algar and Street, 1857), by Editor of the "Canadian News" (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada a brief outline of her geographical position, productions, climate, capabilities, educational and municipal institutions, &c., &c,. &c. ([s.n.], 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Canadian settler's guide (E. Stanford, 1860), by Catherine Parr Strickland Traill (page images at HathiTrust)
- New Brunswick as a home for emigrants with the best means of promoting immigration and developing the resources of the province (s.n.], 1860), by J. V. Ellis (page images at HathiTrust)
- New Brunswick as a home for emigrants with the best means of promoting immigration and developing the resources of the province (s.n.], 1860), by W. R. M. Burtis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada a brief outline of her geographical position, productions, climate, capabilities, educational and municipal institutions, fisheries, railroads, &c., &c., &c. (s.n.], 1861), by Canada. Bureau of Agriculture (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada, 1862 for the information of emigrants. (Government Emigration Office?, 1862), by Alexander Carlisle Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada in 1864 a hand-book for settlers (S. Low, and Marston, 1864), by Henry T. Newton Chesshyre (page images at HathiTrust)
- For the information of intending emigrants (s.n.], 1864), by Alexander Carlisle Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Prince Edward Island, a brief but faithful account of this fine colony shewing some of its advantages as a place of settlement : addressed to those British farmers, and others, who are determined to emigrate and try their fortune in a new country : with directions how to proceed, what to provide, and what steps to take, on arriving in the colony (W.M. Knight, 1833), by J. L. Lewellin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Western Canada Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta and Saskatchewan : how to get there, how to select lands, how to begin, how to make money. (Canadian Pacific Railway, 1892), by Canadian Pacific Railway Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Western Canada Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and northern Ontario : how to get there, how to select lands, how to make a home. (Canadian Pacific Railway, 1899), by Canadian Pacific Railway Company (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- The Canadas, as they at present commend themselves to the enterprize of emigrants, colonists, and capitalists comprehending a variety of topographical reports concerning the quality of the land, etc. in different districts and the fullest general information (E. Wilson, 1852), by Andrew Picken and John Galt (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canadiana, containing sketches of Upper Canada and the crisis in its political affairs (Printed for the author by C. and W. Reynell, 1837), by W. B. Wells (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hints of emigration to Upper Canada especially addressed to the lower classes in Great Britain and Ireland (W. Curry, Jun.;, 1831), by Martin Doyle (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant's directory and guide to obtain lands and effect a settlement in the Canadas (W. Curry;, 1833), by Francis A. Evans (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hints on emigration to Upper Canada especially addressed to the middle and lower classes in Great Britain and Ireland (W. Curry, Jun.;, 1832), by Martin Doyle (page images at HathiTrust)
- A description of the island of Cape Breton, in North America including a brief and accurate account of its constitution, laws & government : also the encouragement held out by government to emigrants : to which is added, the forms necessary to be complied with by applicants for Crown grants ; also the expence of improving the wilderness lands, with the advantages thereof ; and other important information (Published by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ..., Gosling and Redshaw ..., Bain ..., W. Taylor ..., and by T. Taylor ... :, 1818), by who has resided many years in the British colonies Gentleman (page images at HathiTrust)
- Work and wages, or, The penny emigrant's guide to the United States and Canada for female servants, laborers, mechanics, farmers, &c. : containing a short description of those countries, and most suitable places for settlement ; rates of wages, board and lodging, house rent, price of land, money matters, &c. ; together with full information about the preparations necessary for the voyage, instructions on landing, and expenses of travelling in America : with an appendix (W. & F.G. Cash, 1855), by Vere Foster (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant's guide, or, Canada as it is comprising details relating to the domestic policy, commerce and agriculture of the upper and lower provinces : comprising matter of general information and interest, especially intended for the use of settlers and emigrants (W. Gray, 1835), by George Henry (page images at HathiTrust)
- America and the British colonies an abstract of all the most useful information relative to the United States of America and the British colonies of Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Island : exhibiting at one view the comparative advantages and disadvantages each country offers for emigration : collected from the most valuable and recent publications to which are added a few notes and observations (Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker ..., 1820), by William Kingdom (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Canadas as they now are comprehending a view of their climate, rivers, lakes, canals, government, laws, taxes, towns, trade, &c. with a description of the soil and advantages or disadvantages of every township in each province: derived from the reports of the inspectors made to the justices at quarter-sessions, and from other authentic sources, assisted by local knowledge : with a map showing the position of each township, a point of the utmost consequence to the settler; compiled without reference to the particular interest of any land company or association (J. Duncan, 1833), by Francis Fairplay (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nova Scotia, its condition and resources in a series of six letters (W. Blackwood, 1850), by Joseph Outram (page images at HathiTrust)
- Prince Edward Island a brief but faithful account of this fine colony; shewing some of its advantages as a place of settlement, addressed to those British farmers and others who are determined to emigrate and try their fortune in a new country : with directions how to proceed, what to provide and what steps to take on arriving in the colony (J.D. Haszard, 1832), by J. L. Llewellin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hints to emigrants, respecting North America (s.n.], 1831), by Emigrant (page images at HathiTrust)
- Friendly advice to emigrants from Europe, on their arrival in Canada (Printed for the author, by J. and T.A. Starke, 1834), by Old countryman (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Canadian settler's guide (s.n.], 1855), by Catherine Parr Strickland Traill (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ottawa, the future capital of Canada a description of the country, its resources, trade, population, &c. ; who are wanted, how to get there : hints to emigrants : with an excellent view of the city. (Algar & Street :, 1858) (page images at HathiTrust)
- A short account of Prince Edward Island designed chiefly for the information of agriculturist and other emigrants of small capital (Madden, 1839), by S. S. Hill (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant's introduction to an acquaintance with the British American colonies and the present condition and prospects of the colonists (Parbury, 1837), by S. S. Hill (page images at HathiTrust)
- The settler's new home, or, The emigrant's location being a guide to emigrants in the selection of a settlement, and the preliminary details of the voyage (J. Kendrick, 1849), by Sidney Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
- Western Canada Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta and Saskatchewan : how to get there, how to select lands, how to begin, how to make a home. (Canadian Pacific Railway, 1894), by Canadian Pacific Railway Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Emigrant's guide being the information published by His Majesty's Commissioners for Emigration respecting the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada and New Brunswick : with general observations on the voyage, climate, soil, wages, prices of provisions, & c. (Printed for the author by W. Pollard ..., 1832), by Ten years' resident (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrants' guide to the Canadas (s.n.], 1822), by William Watson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Fifteen years in Canada being a series of letters on its early history and settlement; its boundaries, divisions, population, and general routes; its agricultural progress and wealth compared with the United States; its religious and educational institutions; and its present political condition and relations, together with the advantages it affords as a desireable field of emigration (C. Ziegler, 1850), by William Haw (page images at HathiTrust)
- The female emigrant's guide, and hints on Canadian housekeeping (Maclear, 1854), by Catherine Parr Strickland Traill (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Canadian emigrant housekeeper's guide (J. Lovell, 1861), by Catherine Parr Strickland Traill (page images at HathiTrust)
- Information for intending emigrants to Upper Canada (s.n., 1845), by Frederick Widder and Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Canada Company having had numerous inquiries from various parts of British North America, and especially from the United States, upon Canada West ... have been induced to arrange those questions with the respective answers, and to print them in aform for general circulation .. (s.n., 1843), by Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Le Canada courte esquisse de sa position géographique, ses productions, son climat, ses ressources, ses institutions scolaires et municipales, ses pêcheries, chemins de fer, & c. &c. &c. (s.n.], 1860), by Canada. Bureau d'agriculture (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant's complete guide to Canada a hand-book of facts, collected with the view of guiding intending emigrants in their proceedings, together with much practical advice (W.R. M'Phun;, 1843), by Samuel Butler (page images at HathiTrust)
- Information for intending emigrants of all classes to Upper Canada designed principally for the small farmer, agricultural labourer, &c., but which will be found interesting to other classes possessed of capital or independent incomes, who may contemplate leaving the United Kingdom with their families (s.n.], 1855), by Frederick Widder and Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada 1863 for the information of immigrants. (s.n.], 1863), by Alexander Carlisle Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Chamber's information for the people (W. and R. Chambers, 1842), by William Chambers and Robert Chambers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Prince Edward Island, a brief but faithful account of this fine colony shewing some of its advantages as a place of settlement : addressed to those British farmers, and others, who are determined to emigrate and try their fortune in a new country : with directions how to proceed, what to provide, and what steps to take, on arriving in the colony (s.n.], 1833), by J. L. Lewellin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada a brief outline of her geographical position, productions, climate, capabilities, educational and municipal institutions, fisheries, railroads, &c. &c. &c. (s.n.], 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
- New Brunswick as a home for emigrants (J. Wakeham, 1862), by J. V. Ellis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada, its present condition, prospects and resources fully described for the information of intending emigrants (E. Stanford, 1854), by William 1801-1861 Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Information published by His Majesty's chief agent for the superintendence of settlers and emigrants in Upper and Lower Canada for the use of emigrants. (s.n.], 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Anleitung für die Emigranten aller Klassen, welche nach Ober Canada auszuwandern beabsichtigen ganz besonders den kleinern Gü terbesitzern ... (s.n.], 1850), by Frederick Widder and Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrant to North America from memoranda of a settler in Canada, being a compendium of useful practical hints to emigrants ... together with an account of every day's doing upon a farm for a year (Printed for the author by Lovell & Gibson, 1843), by J. Abbott (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Statement of the satisfactory results which have attended emigration to Upper Canada from the establishment of the Canada Company until the present period : comprising statistical tables and other important information, communicated by respectable residents in the various townships of Upper Canada. (Smith, Elder, 1842), by Canada Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Extracts we would direct public attention to a publication in the last York (U.C.) Gazette, addressed To the resident land owners of Upper Canada, by Mr. Robert Gourlay .. (s.n., 1818), by Robert Gourlay (page images at HathiTrust)
- A map of the Canadas exhibiting the situation of every township with the navigable rivers, lakes, and canals, conspicuously laid down; together with an account of the climate, soil, and productions, and other information interesting to emigrants (Printed for the author, and pub. by all booksellers, 1834), by Francis Fairplay (page images at HathiTrust)
- Advice to emigrants (s.n.], 1832), by A. C. Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- A project for opening a north-west passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by means of a railway on British territory (Canadian Land and Railway Association, 1852), by Alexander Doull and Canadian Land and Railway Association (page images at HathiTrust)
- America and the British colonies an abstract of all the most useful information relative to the United States of America and the British colonies of Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Island : exhibiting at one view the comparative advantages and disadvantages each country offers for emigration : collected from the most valuable and recent publications to which are added a few notes and observations (Printed for G. and W.B. Whitaker ..., 1820), by William Kingdom (page images at HathiTrust)
- Thoughts on colonization (J. Murray, 1826), by Henry John Boulton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada, the land of hope for the settler and artisan, the small capitalist, the honest, and the persevering : with a description of the climate, free grants of land, wages and its general advantages as a field for emigration (Algar and Street, 1857), by Editor of the "Canadian News" (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada as a field for emigration being a complete hand-book of facts brought down to the present day, and containing the new routes westward by the Grand Trunk line and other conveyances (W.R. M'Phun, 1861), by W. W. Fyfe (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sketch of a plan for settling in Upper Canada a portion of the unemployed labourers of England (Printed for J. Harding, 1821), by John William Bannister (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sketches of plans for settling in Upper Canada, a portion of the unemployed labourers of Great Britain and Ireland (s.n.], 1826), by John William Bannister (page images at HathiTrust)
- The emigrants' new guide shewing a description of the United States and the British possessions of Canada, as regards climate, soil, productions, laws & customs and the best places pointed out to those who emigrate (Printed for the author, 1822), by John Howe (page images at HathiTrust)
- Emigration practically considered, with detailed directions to emigrants proceeding to British North America, particularly to the Canadas in a letter to the Right Hon. R. Wilmot Horton, M. P. (H. Colburn, 1828), by Alexander Carlisle Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- A handbook for the colony of Nova Scotia (Canadian News, 1864), by F. Algar (page images at HathiTrust)
- The American traveller and emigrants guide containing a description of the British possessions in North America, particularyly Quebec, Montreal, La Chine, and the flourishing town of Kingston, in the Canadas, of Hartford in Connecticut, the paradise of the United States and various extracts from the letters of emigrants .. (Printed and published by C. Hulbert, 1817) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Some account of the Island of Prince Edward with some practical advice to those intending to emigrate, and some observations on the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, Canada, and the Red River : to which are added, sailing directions for the coast and harbours, and correct maps of the Island of Prince Edward, Holland Harbour, and the lands surrounding Cascumpec Bay (J.M. Richardson, 1826), by Late resident of that colony (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Guide book containing information for intending settlers (Dept. of Agriculture, 1887), by Canada. Dept. of Agriculture (page images at HathiTrust)
- Incidents in the emigration of John Smith of Smith Town (J. Harwood, 1845), by Percy Cruikshank (page images at HathiTrust)
- Facts against emigration to Canada with a summary of them in a letter to the Very Rev. Principal Baird (Printed for the author, 1836), by James Inches (page images at HathiTrust)
- A friendly advice to emigrants from Europe, on their arrival in Canada (s.n.], 1834), by Old countryman (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Emigrant's guide to the British settlements in Upper Canada and the United States of America including Smith's geographical view of Upper Canada, with extracts of original letters of a Lancashire farmer and other residents : also, extracts from Birkbeck's notes and letters from the Illinois ... to the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, &c. &c. (Printed for T. Keys ..., 1820) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Instructions to persons intending to emigrate as to domestic articles they should take with them, the kind of provisions they should lay in and their conduct on board ship and during the journey up the country (s.n., 1832), by J. C. Hale (page images at HathiTrust)
- A visit to the province of Upper Canada in 1819 (Printed by D. Chalmers & Co., for James Strachan, Aberdeen ... [and 4 others], 1820), by John Strachan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada for the information of intending emigrants (s.n.], 1864), by Alexander Carlisle Buchanan (page images at HathiTrust)
- To immigrants, old settlers, and others lands for sale in Canada West, the Canadian Land and Emigration Company Limited, directors, the Hon. Mr. Justice Haliburton, M.P., chairman .. (s.n., 1863), by Canadian Land and Emigration Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Western Canada Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta and Saskatchewan : how to get there, how to select lands, how to begin, how to make a home. (Canadian Pacific Railway, 1894), by Canadian Pacific Railway Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- For the information of emigrants with capital, intending to settle on land (R. Stanton, 1840) (page images at HathiTrust)
- The New gold fields of British Columbia and Vancouver's Island (Published at Plumme's Library, 1862) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Canada a brief outline of her geographical position, productions, climate, capabilities, educational and municipal institutions, fisheries, railroads, &c., &c., &c. ([s.n.], 1862), by William Hutton and Canada. Bureau of Agriculture (page images at HathiTrust)
- Auf nach West Canada Regierungsbericht über die Zustä nde Canada's : nebst einem Anhang die deutsche Einwanderund betreffend (Gedruckt in der Druckerei des " Deutschen Canadier" und "Berlin Telegraph" von Peter Eby, 1854), by Peter Eby (page images at HathiTrust)
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