Tracing your Canadian ancestors, eh? Ancestry.com <Ancestry.com > recently made your job easier. The omnipresent online database giant has created a sister subscription site specifically for denizens of the Great White North. Ancestry.ca <ancestry.ca> features Canadian censuses, vital-records indexes and finding aids. We took the new service for a spin to see if it's worth the money.

Population logs

When you first log on to Ancestry.ca, you can begin by searching the entire Canadian collection or clicking links to key databases, such as the 1911 census, Canadian immigration records and Ontario vital records. Hit the Search tab to narrow your query by keywords and record type. Focus your search further by selecting a province from the map or database.