270 Obituary and Obituary Index Links from Canada

One of the main goals for genealogists in searching historic newspapers is to find obituaries.  Obituaries are a gold mine of information. They provide death dates and locations, funeral and cemetery information and sometimes mote importantly - information about the relatives of the deceased's family and extended family.  This family name information is often not found anywhere else.
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During May, 2019 I have been updating the links to online obituary and obituary index collections that are available to search for free. There are a total of 270 online database links that I have found for Canada. Of these, 87 have been added since the previous update. 

So not only can we search old newspapers for these gems, we sometimes can get transcriptions and clippings and also get directed to the location of the obituaries from obituary indexes. 

Here are alternative means to newspaper searching to find obituary information, listed by the link to each province's list of free links. Please be aware that if you find a desired obituary in an index, that the holder of the actual obituary (e.g., library or genealogical society) may charge a small fee to send you a copy of the obituary itself.

(Updated May, 2019; added links are in Bold)
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General Canada

• Acadian and Maritime Obituaries 
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 (includes Canadian Obituaries and Clippings) 
• Canada Obits 
• Canada, Obituary Index, 1898-2018 (Hover over "View Record" link to get info; don't need to subscribe to Ancestry to obtain index information) 
• Canadian Health Obituaries Index File
• Canadian Jewish Heritage Network Search 
• Canadian Mennonite Obituaries
• Canadian Necrology Database 
• Canadian Obits 
• Der Bote death notices and obituaries index (1924–2008)  
• Der Bote obituaries index (1950–2004)  
• Mennobits 
• Mennonitische Rundschau Obituaries Index 1930-2001
• Northern News Service Obituaries 
• Royal Canadian Legion Obituary Index
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police obituary card index and notices, 1876-2007 
• Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index 
• ​The Obituary (multi-province)

Alberta

• Alberta Canada Obituaries 
• Alberta Family Histories Society Obituaries  
• Alberta Genealogy Research 
• Alberta Genealogy Society Grande Prairie and District Branch Obituary Index
• Bawlf Sun Obituary Index 1907-1911 
• Calgary Herald Obituary Index 1903-1936 
• Canadian Obits - Alberta (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - ALBERTA 
• Drumheller Mail 2008 -  
• Edmonton Bulletin Obituary Index 1907-1933 
• Edmonton Journal Obituary Index 1903-2001 
• Edmonton Newspaper Obituaries (Index only) 
• Germans from Russia Obituary Index 
• Glenbow Museum Newspaper Clippings 
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Alberta
• Lethbridge and District Branch of AGS Obituary Indexes 
• Lethbridge Herald Obituary Index 1885-1959
• Medicine Hat News Obituaries 
• Mennonite Brethren Herald Obituaries: 1961-2004
• Mennonite Historical Society - Alberta Obituaries  
• ​Northwestern Alberta Obituary Index 
• Slave Lake Lakeside Leader Obituaries   
• South Peace Regional Archives Surname Database 
• ‎Southern Alberta Obituary Index 1997-2010 
• Southwestern Alberta 1970 to 1984 Index 
• Southwestern Alberta Obituary Index 1885-1959 
• Yukon News Obituary Index for Alberta Strays

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Alberta Online Historical Newspapers Summary

British Columbia

• BC Local New Obituaries 1978 -  
• British Columbia Obituaries (Links to obituary collections from over 100 BC newspapers)  
• Campbell River Obituary Index 
• Canadian Obits - British Columbia (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - BRITISH COLUMBIA  
• Coquitlam Obituary Indexes 
• Kamloops Newspapers Obituary Index 1987- 
• Kelowna & District Genealogical Society Obituary Index  
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - British Columbia
• Mennonite Brethren Herald Obituaries: 1961-2010 
• Obituary Extracts from BC Newspapers 1861-1875 
• Parksville/Qualicum Obituaries 1948 to 1994 
• Peace Country Roots Group Obituaries (clippings)
• Rootsweb British Columbia Obituaries (transcriptions) 2000-
• Vancouver Courier Obituaries & Guest Books 
• Victoria Daily Times, Death Notices Index 1901-1939  
• Victoria Genealogical Society Newspaper and Obituary Indexes 
• Victoria Newspapers, 1858-1936 
• Yukon News Obituary Index of British Columbians 1960-2000 

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​British Columbia Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Manitoba

• Brandon Obituaries 
• Brandon Sun Obituaries 2008- 
• Canadian Obits - Manitoba (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - MANITOBA  
• Crandall Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada Obituary Index Search
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Manitoba
• Manitoba Obits 
• University of Manitoba Retirees Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Winnipeg Free Press Passages 
• Yukon Deaths for Manitoba Residents Obituary Index

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​Manitoba Online Historical Newspapers Summary

New Brunswick

• Campbello Obituaries (clippings) 
• Canadian Obits - New Brunswick (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - NEW BRUNSWICK  
• Carleton County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Charlotte County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics 
• Fredericton Daily Gleaner - Burial Permit Listing 1902-1903; 1908-1911; 1915-1919 
• Index To Death Roll of the St. John Globe Newspaper 1897 - 1926  
• Kent County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Kings County Record Newspaper: Death Index, 1897-1936 
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - New Brunswick 
• Mgr Donat Robichaud Genealogical and Historical Research Collection 
• Misc. New Brunswick Obits 1878-1886. Abstracted from The Dominion Annual Register and Review. 
• New Brunswick Past - Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• New Brunswick, Canada Obituaries and Death Notices Collection 
• Pennfield Parish Obituaries (clippings and transcriptions) 
• Restigouche County Obituaries 
• Richibucto Newspaper Obituary Extracts (short transcriptions) 1900-1904 
• Rootsweb New Brunswick (transcriptions) 2004-
• St. George Parish Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• St. James Parish Obituary Index 
• St. Stephen Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Telegraph Journal Obituaries 

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If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​New Brunswick Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Burin Peninsula Obituaries (transcriptions)
• Canadian Obits - Newfoundland (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - NEWFOUNDLAND  
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland Canada Obituaries  
• Newfoundland Connections Obituaries from Glace Bay, NS (transcriptions)
• Newfoundland Obituaries and Newspaper transcriptions (Large collection) 
• Newfoundland Obituaries from Nova Scotia Newspapers (transcriptions) 
• Newfoundland Obituaries Transcribed  
• Newfoundland, Canada Obituaries and Death Notices Collection​ 
• Obituaries and Memorials from The Telegram (transcriptions)
• St. Johns Daily New Obituaries (transcriptions)
• St. Johns Newfoundlander Obituaries 1827-1842 (transcriptions)
• Trinity Bay District Obituaries (transcriptions)
• Western Star Obituaries (transcriptions)

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​Newfoundland and Labrador Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Nova Scotia

• Antigonish Casket Obituary Card Index
• Antigonish County - The Casket Newspaper Obituary Indexes 
• Berwick and Middleton Newspaper Extracts (transcriptions) 
• Canadian Obits - Nova Scotia (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - NOVA SCOTIA 
• Cape Breton Obituaries 
• Cape Breton Post Obituaries (transcriptions)
• Digby County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Guysborough County Cemeteries and Obituaries (clippings) 
• Halifax and Jeddore Area Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Halifax Herald Obituaries (transcriptions)
• Index to obituaries from Cape Breton Island 1840-1899
• Isle Madame Obituaries (transcriptions 
• Kings County Obituary Registry (transcriptions) 
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Nova Scotia
• Lunenburg County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Nova Scotia Acadian Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Nova Scotia Funeral Homes with Recent Online Obituaries
• Nova Scotia Obituaries 
• Nova Scotia Obituaries - Elizabeth Logan Collection (clippings) 
• Nova Scotia Roots Obituary Index (transcriptions) 
• Nova Scotia, Queens County, Notes of Thomas Brenton Smith, 1700-1950 
• Oxford Journal Extracts 
• Pictou Advocate Obituary Card index 1895-1950
• Pictou County Roots Society Obituary Index 
• Pictou Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Rootsweb Nova Scotia Obituaries (transcriptions) 2006-
• The Register (Berwick) & The Outlook (Middleton) Obituary Index
• Tor Bor Area Obituaries (transcriptions) 

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on Nova Scotia Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Ontario

• Adolphustown Fredericksburgh Heritage Society Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Ajax News Advertiser Obituaries
• Algonquin Area Public Library Newspaper Index
• Amherstburg Echo Death/Obituary Indexes
• Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives Obituary Index (clippings)
• Barrie Historical Newspapers Archive Obituaries and Obituary Index
• Barrie Newspapers Index of Births, Marriages & Obituaries
• Belleville Intelligencer Obituary Indexes 
• Brampton Newspaper Index
• Brantford Expositor Index 
• Brockton Heritage Committee and Archive Obituary Index
• Burlington Newspapers Death Notices and Obituaries
• Canadian Obits - Ontario (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - ONTARIO 
• Cobourg Newspaper Index
• Collingwood Public Library Obituary Finder 
• Dufferin County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Elgin County Newspaper indexes 
• Fort William Daily Times Journal Obituary Index (1900-1972) 
• Frontenac County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Grey County GenWeb Obituaries (clippings) 
• Grimsby Newspapers Obituaries
• Halton Hills Newspapers Obituaries
• Halton Images Obituaries
• Halton News Newspaper Index 
• Hamilton Spectator Deaths/Obituaries 1847-1902 (transcribed)
• Hanover Post Death and Obituary Index 
• Huron County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Ingersoll Chronicle Birth, Marriage and Obituary Index 
• Ingersoll Times Birth, Marriage, and Obituary Index 
• Ingersoll Tribune Birth, Marriage, and Obituary Index 
• Islands Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Kawartha Lakes Public Library Obituaries
• Kitchener Waterloo Record Obituaries 2008-
• Lambton County Branch of OGS Obituary Index
• Lanark County Newspaper Extracts (obituary transcriptions) 
• Lanark County Strays Obituaries (transcriptions)
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Ontario
• Lincoln Public Library Obituaries
• London Free Press Obituary Index 1945 to 1950 and 1967 to 2014 
• Mantitoulin Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Mennonite Obituary Archives of Ontario 
• Milton Newspapers Obituaries
• Mississauga Newspapers Obituaries
• Muskova Newspaper Index 
• Newmarket Public Library Newspaper Death Notices
• Norfolk County Newspaper Indexes  
• Norfolk Vital Indexes and Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Oakville Public Library Newspapers Death Notices
• Obituary card collection of the Downriver Genealogical Society, 1953, 1979-1982, 1986-1989 for Wayne County, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario (clippings)
• Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Obituaries 
• Orillia Public Library Newspapers Death Notices
• Oshawa Public Library Newspapers Death Notices
• Our Ontario Newspaper Index 
• Oxford County OGS Death and Obituary Index
• Peel County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Peel Region Newspapers Death Notices
• Pickering Local History Collection Obituary Search (clippings) 
• Port Arthur Daily News/News-Chronicle Obituary Index (1906-1972) 
• Port Hope Death and Obituary Index 1832-1899
• Port Hope Obituaries 1983-1989
• Port Perry Area Obituary Index 
• Richmond Hill Public Library Death Notices
• Six Nations Public Library Obituaries
• St. Catharines Public Library Death Notices
• Stormont County Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• The Gore Gazette Obituaries 1827-1829
• The Ontario Name Index
• Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal Obituary Index 1972-1989 
• Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal Obituary Index 1988-1997 
• Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal Obituary Index 1998-2017 
• Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal: Obituary Index: 2018
• Thunder Bay Sentinel Death Index (1875-1879 / 1891-1895) 
• Tillsonburg News Obituary Indexes
• Timmins Public Library Death Notices
• Uxbridge Newspapers Index 
• Waterloo Region Record Death and Obituary Index 
• West Grey Public Library Newspapers Death Notices
• West Nipissing Obituaries (clippings) 
• Whitby Public Library Newspapers Death Notices
• Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspapers Death Notices
• Windsor Public Library Obituaries 
• Woodstock Newspaper Indexes Death Notices and Obituaries
• Yukon News Strays from Ontario Obituary Index 1960-2000

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​Ontario Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Prince Edward Island

• Belfast, P.E.I. Scrapbook, 1901-1912 
• Canadian Obits - Prince Edward Island (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
• Island Register Obituary Book 
• Death Notices from Local PEI Newspapers 2005-
• Island Register Stray Book 
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Prince Edward Island
• P.E.I. Memorial Scrapbook​ 
• Prince Edward Island Deaths and Obituaries (more current transcriptions) 

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​Prince Edward Island Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Quebec

• Avis de décès en ligne/Online Obituaries 
• Canadian Obits - Quebec (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - QUEBEC  
• Centenaires Decedes 
• Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie Obituaries
• Généalogie Québec - Death Notices  (Over 1.4 million obits) 
• Huntingdon County Gleaner Extracts 1863-1951 
• Keneder Adler (1908–1932)  (Transcribed obituaries) 
• Missisquoi Cowansville Observer Newspaper Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1872-1908 (transcriptions) 
• Nécrologies de la Vallée de la Rivière des Outaouais, Québec & Ontario : pour l'année 1988, Le Droit
• Québec, les avis de décès et nécrologies, 1940-1990 (clippings)
• Rootsweb Quebec Obituaries (transcriptions) 2004-

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​Quebec Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Saskatchewan

• Batteford Regional Obituaries (transcriptions) 
• Canadian Obits - Saskatchewan (scroll to top) 
• Canadian Obituaries Forum - SASKATCHEWAN  
• Les nécrologies de Généalogie - Saskatchewan
• Lockwood Obituaries (transcriptions)
• Moose Jaw Times Obituaries 
• Nokomis Obituaries (transcriptions)
• RCMP Obituary Index (1933-1989) 
• Regina Leader Post Obituaries 2004-
• Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project - Obituaries by Town (transcriptions)
• Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Obituary Index 
• Saskatchewan News Index 1884-2000 (obituary index items) 
• Saskatchewan Obituaries (by City/Town - Huge - clippings and transcriptions) 
• Saskatoon Obituaries Index pre-1946 
• Saskatoon Obituary Index : 1946 Onward 
• Saskatoon Star Obituary Index 
• Saskatoon Star Phoenix Obituaries (1987-) 
• Yukon News Obituary Index for Saskatchewan Strays 1960-2000

Yukon

• Yukon News Obituary Index, 1966-2005

If you wish to search this province's historic newspapers for obituaries, click on ​Saskatchewan Online Historical Newspapers Summary

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