Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
15 volumes
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/index.html
Archives nationales du Canada et Bibliothèque nationale du Canada

Internet reference material

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada is a major research project begun in 1959 by the University of Toronto and the Universite Laval. This online biography project is searchable and covers the period from 1000 to 1920. In both English and French.