Ancestry.ca released the following announcement……

We’re pleased to announce the launch of three new additions to our Canadian Census collection – the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses.
The Canadian Census collection represents the first time ever that the 1851/2, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911 and 1916 censuses will be fully searchable online and fully indexed in one place. With more than 32 million names and 1.3 million images, the collection spans a key 65-year period in Canadian history.
Now people around the world can research their Canadian roots faster and easier than ever before.