• Transformation by Marion
    … more specific. Germany was separate for 40 years, and I grew up in the socialism part. That part was the only part I knew. We were not allowed … different attitude. He wanted to get out of the country, he said, he will go to Canada. And he did. I stayed behind. In the summer of 1989 … people here in the Yukon, I began to believe in myself. I learned to become a professional child care worker and after years I decided to go …
  • Voy y vuelvo by Abel
    … first winter, my financial situation and the great loneliness of being so far and away from Mexico were all factors that really made me doubt … and a couple of years later we got engaged. I was now starting to become really hesitant to go back to Mexico … many things changed and my … otherwise! I won’t ever forget Mexico! I am proud of my heritage and will always be, so let me put it in these words: I will never stop …
  • Irene Gadja
    … in Canada. He was fascinated. He decided when he grew up he would go to Canada to see these great inland lakes. He never gave up that dream. When he was 27 years old, married and had a baby girl (me), he borrowed money from his mother and set off to Canada. His brothers and sisters thought he had gone mad. My …
  • Daniel and Els Vander Hoek Family
    … eight years old and the only thing I recall about the trip was being so seasick, I never left the room. Needless to say my mother and father must have had their hands full with eight children and my mother expecting the …
  • Ruth Mudryk, son Dietrich Stoedter
    … ride to Bremen, our departure point. I will never forget that as I got really motion sick. We were put up in a large warehouse which was … to fall asleep fearing she would miss her stop. Little did she realize how far Winnipeg was away and how long it would take to get there. … Luba Steffler and husband Larry for putting up the brick on the memory wall at Pier 21. Dietrich Stoedter …
  • Rita Mitchell and Marion Mitchell
    … in 1918, Rita Hilda Mitchell (nee Yeomans) grew up in the Brixton area of London, England with her parents and younger sister Edna. In 1944 … Reginald Mitchell, of The Irish Regiment of Canada - Canadian Army, while on holiday with her sister in the countryside near Aldershot, … family's new home in Toronto. Rita and Reg resided in East York and had two more children, Diane and Reginald Jr. Reg joined the East York …
  • Plan Your Visit
    … or mobility impairments. Learn about the free Navilens app and how it works.  → We are working to improve everyone's visit. … All Admission prices.  → Are you a conference delegate?   Simply show your badge upon arrival at our Ticket Counter for 20% off …
  • Accessibility Plan and Feedback Process
    … Canada Act – Accessibility Documents 1.1 Accessibility Plan 2026-2028 (PDF) 1.2 Accessibility Plan 2023-2025 (PDF) 1.3 Feedback … hearing to use free Video Relay Service https://srvcanadavrs.ca/en/ . Social Media Feedback is accepted using Facebook Messenger @Canadian … submissions. Feedback Processes and Standards Non-anonymous feedback will be acknowledged within five (5) business days. Acknowledgement …
  • A Match Made on the North Atlantic
    … room to go up on deck. As I left my room, I bumped into this big handsome guy and said, “I’m sick!” He smiled, and I ran upstairs to the … two heads together. That was our first beautiful kiss. We enjoyed the company of each other throughout our trip. We had many walks around the … our new countries and a new life, but in different directions. He was off to Vancouver and I continued on by ship to St. John, New Brunswick, …
  • The Smell of War in the Air - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich
    … Becoming a Refugee Time 3:12 Transcript: Mooshie Zahirovich (MZ) : So Yugoslavia was falling apart and, and some, parts of it already … as independent states, and, and I could hear guns closer and closer coming to my place. And, and you could feel this uneasiness all around …