City of Toronto Archives
Search the Archives’ database for records and information.
The Archives will be closed Friday, April 19 to Monday, April 22. Our regular hours will resume on Tuesday, April 23.
We have recently updated our database to a mobile-friendly version. To access the old user interface, click the “search the archives” button, and then select the “desktop interface” button on the top right-hand corner of your screen.
Due to a high volume of requests, photo orders will be processed within 15 business days of receiving payment.
At the City of Toronto Archives you can find historical records (information), including:
- records created by the City of Toronto government
- records created by municipal governments that existed before the 1998 amalgamation
- papers of people, families, organizations and businesses
- photographs
- maps, plans and architectural drawings
The Archives is open on Saturdays until April 27, with the exception of April 20, when we are closed.
Find out about our present exhibit, Wide Open World: A Celebration of the Suburbs in Toronto,
open until August 30.