Please note that the Archives remain closed.
If you are seeking your baptismal, confirmation or marriage records, and you know the parish where the sacrament occurred, please contact the parish directly. The Archives does not hold or create Sacramental Records.
For more information regarding Sacramental Records please click on the Certificate Request tab.
Mandate
The Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto (ARCAT) collects, preserves and makes available for research the official records of the Archdiocese of Toronto and those ancillary records which reflect the work of the Church within the Archdiocese.
Under Canon Law, all dioceses are required to maintain an archives. The purpose of preserving records is twofold:
Programs & Services
As an archives that meets Canadian professional standards, we aim to fulfill the following core functions: