Vancouver

Telephone: 604-666-9699
Email: vancouver@bac-lac.gc.ca

Hours

Services

• In-person and remote reference and genealogy services
• Digital copy services—local collection only
• Orientation services
• On-site consultations of local collections (order your documents in advance)
• Meeting with a reference specialist
• Work stations to access:
  • LAC databases
  • Genealogy databases
  • Specialized subscriptions databases
• Equipment
  • microform printers/scanners,
  • tripods

Collection

Archival records from:

• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada 
• Indigenous Services Canada 
• their predecessor departments in British Columbia and Yukon

Reservations

You need to make an appointment to access reading rooms and materials.

Please contact us by email at vancouver@bac-lac.gc.ca or call 604-666-9699 to make a reservation.

Accessibility

• Accessible entrance and automatic door openers
• Eight elevators
• Accessible public washrooms

Telephone: 604-666-9699
Email: vancouver@bac-lac.gc.ca

Hours

Services

• In-person and remote reference and genealogy services
• Orientation services
• Work stations to access:
  • LAC databases
  • Genealogy databases
  • Specialized subscriptions databases

Accessibility

• Street-level access grade Promenade entrance, button-enabled automatic doors
• Entrance doors to library are open
• Elevators and escalators to all floors
• Height adjustable table
• Mobility device-accessible washrooms (all floors)
• Single unit washroom large enough to accommodate a person in a wheelchair or on a gurney with their attendant (floor 2 - key at information desk)
• Accessible meeting rooms
• Underground designated parking with elevator access
• SuperNova magnifier and screen reader software
• Electronic magnifiers and viewers capable of enlarging characters of books and microfiches