• My Life in Canada by TK
    … am in Canada everything looks different. I never have toys in refugee Camp. toys looks awesome in Canada. I never have something like TV or movies in refugee camp. I never have soft bed in refugee camp. When I saw snow in Canada I was excited because I never seen snow …
  • Domenico Stagliano
    … Lina and Vincenza and I left Naples on March 8, on a clear and sunny day. The trip was without incident until we were midway through our … ropes. I remember that we had a cabin down below and I slept on the top of a bunk bed when all of a sudden there was a crashing noise as if … arrive to Toronto. There we met my father who was already here having come to Canada in 1951. He hugged me and raised me to his chest and …
  • “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
  • Bruno and Rosanna Bellissimo
    … went back to Italy to visit in 1967. I have never been back. One day I hope to go and see the little town where I was born. The "Conte … and my mother had to stay with him in the ship's hospital for a few days. I was left alone to go to the dining room for my meals and I got … much like a cattle train, and I remember that we had little food. Two days later we arrived in Toronto's Union Station. My father was waiting …
  • Making Change is Possible by Leonard
    Time 0:03:05 Transcript My father and mother worked in the church in Tanzania, and taught me good morals and values. Since we lived in the church area in my childhood, we had many foreign visitors. I asked I can travel with them. I never got to go anywhere but I knew it will happen someday. As an …
  • “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
  • The Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
    … (plus amendments: 1887, 1892, 1900, 1903) Following the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration in 1885, the federal government …
  • Manmohan, Usha, Deepa and Vivek
    … the Soods got transferred first to Kenya and then emigrated to Canada, arriving in 1969. “They packed up what they could and basically … except us,” says Deepa Sood who was four when her parents emigrated to Canada, staying with family in Calgary before making their way to Nova … the company stretches from coast to coast. “I can remember, to this day, seeing Donald Sobey walking to work. He had a suit on, and he’d …
  • Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    … August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS   Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and … Saputo Hall is a hub of activity where public and educational programs come to life and visitors gather for exhibition openings and guided …
  • A Letter to Ify by Patricia
    Time 0:03:37 Transcript My darling "Ify bay... bay ", It is said that everyone has a story: How true! My immigration story is not complete without you! it is already 365 days since you left us. My heart is still heavy I feel so hurt, without you things are not the same, I just can't get over it! I …