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Road<br> Halifax NS B3H 4P7</b> </address> <p>Telephone: 902-426-4031<br> Email: <a href="mailto:halifax@bac-lac.gc.ca">halifax@bac-lac.gc.ca</a> </p> <div class="row mrgn-tp-lg"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h2 class="mrgn-tp-0">On this page</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#a1">Hours</a></li> <li><a href="#a2">Services</a></li> <li><a href="#a3">Collection</a></li> <li><a href="#a4">How to find us</a></li> <li><a href="#a5">Accessibility</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-6 hidden-xs hidden-sm"> <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d422.01617552306175!2d-63.56534322370311!3d44.63842560829432!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4b5a26e496cc07b9%3A0x1d9a7ea3b3ddd66f!2sLibrary%20and%20Archives%20Canada%20Regional%20Service%20Centre!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1660927284461!5m2!1sen!2sca" width="550" height="309" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe> </div> </div> <h2 id="a1">Hours</h2> <table 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onsite. </p> <h2 id="a4">How to find us</h2> <p>We are located in the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. You don't have to pay the museum admission fee to access our office.</p> <ul> <li>Enter the main museum doors.</li> <li>Go down the hall and turn right before the museum’s ticket counter.</li> <li>Turn right to enter the Scotiabank Family History Centre.</li> <li>You'll find the reference desk in the room on the left.</li> </ul> <h2 id="a5">Accessibility</h2> <ul> <li>All floors of the museum are wheelchair accessible.</li> <li>Elevators show floor numbers in Braille.</li> <li>There are reserved parking spaces for wheelchair users.</li> <li>A wheelchair is available upon request, free of charge. 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