Government Records

The 60,000 boxes of government textual records held by the BC Archives include records that were received, deposited, or held in any ministry, agency, board, commission, Crown corporation, institution, committee or council reporting or responsible to the Government of British Columbia.  The majority of these records are covered by the BC Document Disposal Act (RSBC 1996, c.99)  which governs the disposition of government records in British Columbia.

We also have some municipal records and copies of Canadian, British and American records that relate to British Columbia.

Some records may be restricted for general research as access to all government records is covered by the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and other legislation. Court records are also governed by court rules.  See Access Restrictions  for more information.

Search the Textual Records index to see accession level descriptions and any accompanying file lists.  You can also search the Fonds Descriptions to see a description of all the records of a single creator.