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Series consists of one Fernie County Court naturalization index for 1915-1977. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Comox County Court civil case files for 1886 and 1896. Records include four naturalization files.

Series consists of an Ashcroft County Court register of naturalization certificates for 1894-1914. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. Entries include: name, place of residence, nationality, and certificate issue date. Places of residence include: Alexandria, Ashcroft, Barkerville, Cache Creek, Fort Fraser, Fort George, Gladwin, Harper's Camp, Horsefly, Hydraulic, Lac La Hache, Lillooet, Lytton, Mapes, Merritt, North Bend, 150 Mile House, Quesnelle, Spatsum, Spences Bridge, Springhouse, and Walhachin.

Series consists of Fernie County Court civil case files for 1903-1949. Records include appeals, naturalizations cases, and some probate files.

Records are arranged by file number, which can be found using GR-2137 - Fernie County Court plaint and procedure books (1903-1977).

The series consists of naturalization indexes arranged chronologically and alphabetically and created under the Naturalization Act (RSC, 1906, Cap. 77). Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. The first index (container 880340-0312) covers the Cariboo District for June 1914 to September 1929 and the second volume (container 830898-0003) covers the period 1934 to 1955.

The series consists of a naturalization index for the Cariboo District from December 1906 to June 1914, created under the Naturalization Act (RSC, 1906, Cap. 77). Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

The entries in the index are by name and are arranged chronologically and alphabetically.

Series consists of County Court of Lillooet naturalization records for 1913-1925 and 1946-1975. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. Applicant files may include: a notice re Oath of Allegiance, Declaration of Renunciation, and Certificate of Citizenship; an application for citizenship; a declaration of intention; applications for decision; affidavits; a notice of hearing, and correspondence between the court registry and Ottawa.

Records from 1913-1925 arrived at the BC Archives in no discernable original order. Records were arranged by an archivist by subject matter and then chronologically. Applicant files are arranged by case file number as assigned by the court registry.

Series consists of Chilliwack County Court bench books for civil and criminal cases between 1912-1954. Cases were heard before Judges Howay, Ruggles, Ellis, Swanson, Sullivan, and Grimmett. Volume 1 includes lists of applications for naturalization. Volume 3 also includes notes by Judge Howay regarding his final day on the bench at Chilliwack in 1937. Only volume 4 is indexed.

The series consists of the business records, 1877-1977, of the office of the Kamloops Government Agent, including the records of several additional positions usually held by the same individual: Gold Commissioner, Mining Recorder, and Land Commissioner for the Kamloops Land District. The series also includes records of the Canadian Department of the Interior; most created and received by the Dominion Lands Agent at Kamloops as part of the administration of the Railway Belt.

Record types and subject matter include, but are not limited to the following: land alienation through pre-emption or purchase from the provincial government and homesteading or purchase from the federal government; a variety of leases of Crown land; other more general types of records; and records regarding Indigenous peoples and Indian Reserves.

Records related to land alienation include: applications for pre-emption records; land classification reports; forms completed by land inspectors of the Department of Lands Inspection Branch; declarations of occupation and permanent improvement on pre-emption claims; applications for homestead entry, cancellation, and abandonment; homestead Inspector’s reports; affidavits in support of an Application for Entry for a homestead, pre-emption or purchased homestead; land sales records including applications to purchase and certificates of purchase.

Records related to a variety of leases and other uses of Crown lands include: grazing leases; foreshore leases; dredging leases; indentures to reassign leases; special use permits; timber permits; water records including conditional water licenses, and permanent water licenses; applications for irrigation schemes; petroleum and natural gas leases; quarry leases; bar leases; coal leases; mining leases regarding surface and subsurface rights; applications for lease of crown-granted mineral claims; applications for placer leases under the Placer-Mining Act; and the lapse of a lease or forfeiture of a mineral claim to the Crown.

Other more general types of records include: correspondence regarding Crown grants; inquiries about land availability; surveyor’s reports; preliminary plans and correspondence for the surveys of townships; Soldier Settlement Board records including forms, correspondence and records of soldier land grants; attestation papers and discharge certificates; naturalization papers; personal correspondence; correspondence files on specific topics such as hay permit regulations or precipitation measurements; records regarding taxes; and business records of the office, including inter-department correspondence, circulars, and memorandum related to matters of land administration.

Files also exist for specific Indian Reserves, and can include correspondence; water records; surveys; and inspection reports created in the process of allotting new, and canceling existing Indian Reserves. Some files document instances of overlapping land use and conflict between settlers and Indigenous peoples on specific parcels of land.

Files are generally either correspondence files on a particular subject, or a variety of records related to a particular piece of land. Many files cover a wide time period and may be associated with multiple individuals or companies as land rights were often transferred to others or cancelled and reapplied for. Only the name of the first and last individual listed on the file is included in the file list. This means there may be additional names associated with files not included on the file list. The file list may also only include part of the legal description of land in cases where the description was exceptionally long, or included many different pieces of land. Single individuals may also have multiple files for each piece of land they are associated with.

Cartographic materials, consisting of blueprints and hand-drawn maps or plans, indicating the parcels of land relevant to the file, are commonly found throughout the records.

No file list or indexes were transferred with these records from the Kamloops Government Agent. Most files only included numbers with no clear names, so titles were created by the archives based on the contents of the files or by transcribing information on relevant file backs.

A fire on 17 September 1893 at the Dominion Lands Office in Kamloops destroyed some files. The contents for these files are marked [empty]. Files marked as [file back only] were likely destroyed in the fire, but then had their titles and some additional information transcribed by Lands employees onto file backs from letter books or other surviving records which were not transferred with these records.

Series consists of Chilliwack County Court plaint and procedure books (1898-1977) as well as a Small Debts Court cause book (1903-1907), a list of naturalizations (1913), and a list of probates (1913). Indexes are included for some volumes.

Plaint and procedure books contain primarily civil cases. The volume covering 1970-1977 contains primarily criminal cases, including appeals and cases under the Speedy Trials Act.

Series consists of Victoria County Court naturalization records for 1859-1963. Volume 1 also includes the 1862 constitution of the Congregation Emanuel of Victoria, a typed transcription of the constitution, and lists of firefighters in Victoria in 1861-1862, under the following companies: Union Hook and Ladder Company, no. 1; Deluge Engine Company, no. 1; and Tiger Engine Company, no. 2.

Series consists of 1880-1944 indexes for Revelstoke County Court naturalization case files found in GR-2416 (1890-1919). Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. Volume 1 also begins with an undated bench book for at least one criminal case, Rex vs. [Serianni], (six pages). The judge is unknown.

Naturalization index entries are arranged alphabetically and can include: solicitor; name; current residence; former town and country; possible change in name; date of filing; date of hearing; and date granted.

Series consists of Vernon County Court registers of naturalization indexes, as well as of one register of naturalization certificates, oaths of residence, and oaths of allegiance for 1893-1973. Index registers typically provide applicants’ names, addresses, occupations, and nationalities, as well as the date of application filing, date of naturalization hearing, whether the application was approved or rejected, the date the papers and certificate were sent, the certificate number and any other remarks. Naturalization records 583 to 638 include multiple naturalization forms providing details of name, previous residence, current residence, occupation, and length of time spent residing in Canada.

All indexes are arranged alphabetically.

The series consists of naturalization case files from the County Court of Ashcroft from 1960-1981. The series also includes other records related to naturalization, including carbon copies of applications for citizenship, as well documents related to citizenship presentations, citizenship registration and instructions on citizenship procedures at the Ashcroft Court Registry. Some files are from Kelowna. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of eight volumes of records from the Department of the Provincial Secretary for 1872-1905, 1911, and 1913. Volumes include a record of naturalization for Lillooet as well as vital event (birth, marriage, and death) registers and indexes.

The series consists of two bound volumes of naturalization registers (also referred to as naturalization indexes) from the Lillooet County Court for 1913-1977. The registers are indexed alphabetically and include the individual’s name, occupation, nationality, address, associated dates, and remarks. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Volume 1 covers 1913-1914 and a few records from 1920-1930. Volume 2 covers 1920-1977 and includes some loose correspondence relating to citizenship procedures.

Series consists primarily of Vernon County Court plaint and procedure books for 1897-1958. Volume 1 also includes a naturalization list for 1900-1914 and a Small Debts Court cause book for March 1944. Volume 2 includes County Court sessions held at Hedley during 1910-1913.

Series consists of one Nicola County Court naturalization register for 1905-1916. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship. The register is arranged alphabetically and entries include: name, occupation, county of origin, place of residence, and various processing dates. Places of residence include: Nicola, Douglas Lake, Merritt, Aspen Grove, Voght Valley, Otter Valley, Coutlee, Quilchena, Canford, Middlesboro, and Pennask Lake.

Series consists of three Grand Forks County Court volumes for 1897-1908. Records include plaint and procedure books and naturalization lists. Plaint and procedure books provide the framework for County Court civil action cases. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of one volume from the Cumberland County Court for 1896-1933. The volume includes: a Comox (Union) plaint and procedure book, a Cumberland plaint and procedure book, a City of Courtenay by-law register, a City of Cumberland by-law register, and a Cumberland naturalization register. Plaint and procedure books provide the framework for County Court civil action cases. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of a naturalization register from the Cumberland County Court for 1914-1917. The volume also includes loose notices of certificates of aliens under Section IIa of the Naturalization Act for 1908-1910 and correspondence regarding the Certificate of Naturalization for Frank Paulik in 1923. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

The series consists of a Quesnel County Court naturalization register for 1914-1977. The ledger is arranged alphabetically and entries provide the full name of applicants, their occupation, former place of residence, current place of residence, the date notice and papers were filed, the date naturalization certificate was issued, the date it was delivered, and to whom it was delivered. Places of residence include Quesnel, Cottonwood, Moose Heights, Wells, Hixon, Barkerville, and Van Winkle. The register also includes a “declaration of intent” list tucked into the front cover.

The series consists of a naturalization register from the Chilliwack County Court for 1920-1939. Entries include certificate numbers. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

The series consists of a naturalization register from the Cranbrook County Court for 1913-1925. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of one 1897-1924 index for Cranbrook County Court naturalization applications found in GR-1616 (1905-1923). Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Cranbrook County Court naturalization applications for 1905-1923. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Victoria County Court naturalization records for 1888-1917. Records include correspondence, certificates, lists of naturalizations, and Oaths of Residence from the Victoria Court Registry. File 2 consists of 1893-1899 summaries of naturalizations from the following court registries, in addition to Victoria: Revelstoke, New Westminster, Duncan, Golden, Kamloops, Vancouver, Kaslo, Chilliwack, Lillooet, Ashcroft, Grand Forks, Clinton, Nelson, Nanaimo, Fairview, Cumberland, Rossland, New Denver, Barkerville, Vernon, and Midway. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Fernie County Court naturalization records for 1915-1940. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of Nanaimo County Court naturalization records for 1883-1913. Records for 1883-1890, 1903, and 1911 consist of Oaths of Residence and Naturalization Certificates. Records from 1911-1913 consist of notices of the intention to apply for naturalization at the next sitting of the Nanaimo County Court. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.

Series consists of one Williams Lake County Court naturalization record book for 1919-1948. Naturalization is the process through which immigrants acquire Canadian citizenship.