Contrary to popular belief, records do exist for researching African-Canadian genealogy.
From 1793 until the end of the American Civil War in 1895, more than 30,000 slaves came to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Other migrations occurred during the War of 1812, from California to Vancouver Island from 1858 to 1860, as well as between 1909 and 1911, when more than 1,500 farmers moved to Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.