Why are all the records under lock and key? A simple death index would really make my day. I seem to only be able to find information by paying the genealogical society in Saskatchewan. Hubby not too happy about the foreign transaction fee on my credit card. :c(

Are records available on microfilm from LDS? Might try that next.

Perhaps some areas of Canada - but overall there is alot of online information.(other than on Ancestry)
Quebec with the Drouin Collection is great to find BMD records and some of the Notarial Records are available online. I was thrilled to find the will(and it was free) of my
ggg grandfather - where I found out he had a late first wife
and adult children still in Scotland.
LindyB, do you have any ancestors from Quebec?

Nope! None in Quebec unfortunately! They are all from Saskatchewan and more recent. 1920 to present.

Lindy,
For starters try this site.
http://www.isc.ca/VitalStatistics/Genealogy/vsgs_srch.aspx

Give me some of the people you are researching and maybe I can help.
Our censuses are open for free viewing.
http://automatedgenealogy.com/

Censuses and ww1 records etc on this site in my country.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/census/index-e.html

Thanks for trying to help trueblue. Unfortunately, I'm looking for more recent info. Deaths in the 1980-current timefram. Births in the 1920-1940's.

I think I have some living relatives who are beginning to get my messages and are trying to help. I appreciate all the info here!

My understanding is that in most provinces in Canada there are time frames for BMD records to protect the privacy of the individuals and families involved. I think 100 years for birth records, 75 years for marriage and 70 years for death records ... but don't quote me on that. I can't recall the exact numbers.

Generally, each province controls the release of its own records, and each province varies by how they handle things. For instance, Nova Scotia has a fabulous online resource, whereas everything in Manitoba is pretty hard to search without paying upfront.

If you are looking for deaths, knowing the cemetery where the individual may have been buried might help. The following website lists all of the cemeteries in Saskatchewan, and many of them are transcribed with the names of the people interred there.
http://www.canadianheadstones.com/sk/cemeteries.php