What is in Provincial / State Sessional Papers?

Besides the Canada Sessional Papers and the Journals of the Assembly, there are Sessional Papers and Journals for the provinces.

In Canada some departments come under the federal government's power, other departments are under provincial power, and some are shared. We have looked at some under the federal jurisdiction - military, navigation and lighthouses, fisheries, borders agents, banking, post office, penitentiaries, patents and Indian Affairs to name a few.

The provincial government looks after prisons, public provincial lands, hospitals and education. They share power over agriculture, immigration and pensions. You can see the whole list here.

So let's take a look at what we can find in the provincial papers.
The following are from the Sessional Papers of the Quebec Legislature for 1895.

Lists of Crown Lands (by county) sold or conceded by free grant 1894-1895

Statement of students of Quebec Government School of Navigation 1894-1895

The next are from the Ontario Sessional Papers for 1874...

Teachers exams, school inspectors and retired teachers (turn pages)

I've heard of "Killed in attempting to escape"... but "Killed in attempting to elope"??? 

Do you recognize anyone by their initials?

Length of Residence in Rockwood Asylum of those discharged during the year

These two are from the papers of Prince Edward Island - 1913

Teachers Salaries in PEI - 1913

People who received payment for work done at public buildings, PEI 1913

In the United States search using keywords: "[state] state journal archives", "[state] state senate journal archives", journal of the senate of the sate of [state], legislative journals of [state], etc - many states have copies of their assembly journals online.

Each state of Australia also has sessional papers. In Western Australia civil servants, are mentioned in the Blue Book.

Western Australia Blue Book 1881, pg 71

Relevant Links

Statement of students of Quebec Government School of Navigation 1894

Quebec Lists of crown lands sold or conceded by free grant 1894

Quebec teachers who received a pension

Ontario teachers exams, school inspectors and retired teachers 1874

Ontario Rockwood Asylum persons discharged during the year 1874

Names and Salaries of Teachers in PEI 1913

Names and amounts given for work done on Public Buildings in PEI 1913

Return of Elementary School Teachers 1880 Western Australia Blue Book

Sessional Papers of Quebec Legislature (Internet Archive)

Sessional Papers of Quebec Legislature (HathTrust)

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec (Internet Archive)

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (HathiTrust)

Sessional Papers of Ontario Legislative Assembly (HathiTrust)

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Internet Archive)

Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island (HT)

Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island (IA)

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia

Sessional Papers of the Province of Manitoba

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan

Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia