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  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … of this story through to the present, and will continue to be into the future.” “History is important to our futures, in terms of getting to a …
  • Becky Forshaw Angus
    … spirits. Chub was liberated on May 2nd, 1945 and was repatriated to Canada in July, where he was immediately hospitalized. He continued to … a couple of broom handles. I must say that she made the most of it; it can't have been easy coming to new country and having to stay with a strange family." Having come from such a picturesque part of Scotland, with its many lochs and …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with a … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of … of this story through to the present, and will continue to be into the future.” “History is important to our futures, in terms of getting to a …
  • Need a community? Join a rugby club.
    … arrived from Buenos Aires to Quebec City speaking no French . He’d come to do a Masters Degree at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I … the world! The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of … says Fabiola. Even at the sport’s highest level of performance, community and camaraderie are core values. “For me, it’s such a …
  • Need a community? Join a rugby club.
    … arrived from Buenos Aires to Quebec City speaking no French . He’d come to do a Masters Degree at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I … the world! The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of … says Fabiola. Even at the sport’s highest level of performance, community and camaraderie are core values. “For me, it’s such a …
  • Royal Commission on Italian Immigration, 1904-1905
    … process and inflated fees for brokerage, transportation and food supply. [1] The commission, led by Judge John Winchester, … Once the labourers were hired, additional charges for supplies and food were deducted from their wages and paid directly to Cordasco. The … to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian …
  • Thank You Canada
    … For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and … they call the Volendam In nineteen hundred fifty one, a Canadian to become. A call came out from St. Laurent to European shores Come to our … Thank You Canada …
  • Tullio Idilio Callegari
    … left the ship, we passed through immigration at Pier 21 and were given food to eat. I was very surprised by the soft, sliced bread and orange …
  • Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration, 1885
    … The Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration was appointed to obtain proof that … for the construction of the railway. However, as the railway neared completion and public dissatisfaction grew, Macdonald yielded to the pressure and appointed a Royal Commission to investigate the possibility of limiting Chinese …
  • History
    … migration occurred between 1920 and 1930 before the Great Depression stopped almost all immigration to Canada. Between 1950 and the early … of challenges upon arrival in Canada, a vibrant Italian-Canadian community gradually emerged, significantly contributing to the building … of labour for construction, maintenance, and work in subsidiary mining companies, and while Italians were not considered desirable settlers, …

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