According to the most recent Internet Genealogy magazine (June/July), the LAC digital archive has several new databases. I seem to remember that our Canadian members have reported that the site is not as user-friendly as it could be, but if you have ancestors connected to any of the following categories, it is probably worth a look.
"War of 1812" contains more than 45,000 references to names of people involved in that war.
"Carleton Papers" contains names from The Book of Negroes (1783) taken from a register containing details about Black Loyalists evacuated from the port of New York at the end of the Revolution. You can also find references to Loyalists and British Soldiers (1772-1784) with names taken from the British Headquarters Papers in New York.
"Immigrants from Ukraine (1890-1930)" has more than 14,000 references to names of Ukrainians who arrived in Canada and the United States during those years. Names were taken from passenger lists for both Canadian and American ports.
"Immigrants to Canada, Porters and Domestics (1899-1949)" has more than 8,000 references to individuals with those occupations who came to Canada during those years.
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