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Tracing friends & relatives/genealogical research:

In Poland

We regret that the Canadian Embassy is unable to offer a tracing service and we suggest that you contact the organizations in Poland listed below. If the person sought is a close relative and thought to be still alive the central registry office will be able to assist:

The Central Address Bureau
ul. Kazimierzowska 60
02-543 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: (48-22) 849-1838
Fax: (48-22) 60-117-77

or

Polish Red Cross Society
ul. Mokotowska 14
00-950 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: (48-22) 628-43-38
Fax: (48-22) 628-41-68
E-mail: head.office@pck.org.pl

Please note that there may be a modest registration fee charged and that neither organization provides a genealogical service.

If research requires access to historical records, please contact:

The Central Archives of Historical Records(Archiwum Glówne Akt Dawnych)
ul. Dluga 7
00-263 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: (48-22) 831-54-91
Fax: (48-22) 831-1608
E-mail: sekretariat@agad.gov.pl
Polish website: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw Tabulatorium Actorum Antiquorum Varsoviense Maximum (Polish Only)

Should you wish to conduct research on your ancestors by a professional genealogical research office, the following firms are available:

Polish Genealogy (English, Polish Only)
or
Sarmata

Please note: The Canadian Embassy does not accept responsibility for the competence or reliability of the persons/firms listed above.

Should you wish to conduct genealogical research on your own, the following website will be of assistance to you: www.polishroots.org/

In Canada

Human Resources Development Canada can search to find if a person has contributed to, or is receiving benefits from, the Canada Pension Plan. The person's full name and exact date of birth will be required for this type of search. If a record of the person is found the name, address and telephone number of the person making the enquiry will be passed on. Please note that the National Search Unit cannot search for a parent. There can be no exception to the rule regardless of the circumstances which have caused the parent to be separated from the child and regardless of the child's age.

National Search Unit Program Delivery Services
Human Resources Development,
11th Floor, Tower A, Place Vanier,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0L1,
Canada
Tel: (613) 957-9052

If the person is, or was, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, their service records will be held by:

The Personnel Records Unit
National Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N3
Canada
Tel: (613) 995-5138
Fax: (613) 947-8456

National Archives cannot release any information about an individual except on proof of the person's death, but they will forward a letter if they have an address on file. In the case of former members of the Canadian Armed Services, you could also try either the Canadian Legion Magazine or The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Legion Magazine (Lost Trails)
Suite 407
359 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0R6
Canada
Tel: 001 613 235 8741
Fax: 001 613 233 7159
Website: Legion Magazine

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
2 Marlow Road Maidenhead,
Berkshire SL6 7DX,
Tel: 01628 634-221
Fax: 01628 771-208

War Graves Commission
66 Slater Road,
Suite 1707,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OP4
Canada
Tel: (613) 992-3226
(has record of persons killed in action)

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Date Modified:
2012-03-09