Death Indexes
Due to the Canada Post workers strike, the Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) is unable to deliver photocopied vital statistics (birth, marriage or death) records by mail. Please request a digital record for email delivery or a photocopy for in person pick up using the online payment system. You will be notified by email when your order is available for pick up. Please see the PAA website for location and hours of operation.
Death registrations from 1870-1974 are available at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
Death indexes for 1877-1950 are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.
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These indexes are organized chronologically by year and then alphabetically by surname.
These indexes have optical character recognition (OCR), which means that they are keyword searchable.
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Death indexes for 1973 are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.
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Indigenous death indexes are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.
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Overseas death indexes are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.
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Request and pay for your Vital Statistics record by completing a Vital Statistics Request