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(Updated December 18, 2020 ) One of the visual icons of immigration to North America are photographs of newly-arrived immigrants, dockside just after their arrival. Thank you to Back in Time Photos for this image. This photograph of immigrants arriving at Pier 2 in Halifax just before the First …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Following the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, 11,200 Prague Spring refugees were resettled in Canada. This movement included many experienced professionals and skilled tradespeople. This article examines how these refugees navigated language training and …
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March 12 to October 16, 2022 Witness the famed photographer’s iconic work and learn about his origins as an Armenian refugee to Canada in 1924. This special exhibition features over 100 portraits of major figures of the 20th century. Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of the …
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May 11 to August 21, 2022 Photograph courtesy of the Tasseron family. Five Dutch families aboard the SS Maasdam , each with different fates. Why did one family leave Canada and the others stay? This multimedia exhibition of “then & now” photographs and video project created by one of the Maasdam ’s …
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August 20, 2018 to January 3, 2019 This pop-up exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the resettlement in Canada of approximately 12,000 refugees from Czechoslovakia, who fled the Warsaw Pact invasion of their homeland in 1968. Considered by Canadian officials as ‘good material,’ many of the …
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“Les Tabliers,” grade 3 students at Saint-Gérard school in Ottawa in 1943 Francophone Immigration in Canada explores and celebrates francophone newcomers and the vitality of the communities that welcome them. From past to present day, the exhibit includes historical timelines, images and …
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March 18 to November 12, 2017 Canada: Day 1 is our Canada 150 project, supported by RBC Foundation , that brings to life 150 years of immigrants’ “Day 1” experiences. Curator's Tours: Transcript Welcome to Canada: Day 1. This exhibition looks at the very first day an immigrant experiences when they …
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November 1, 2016 to February 1, 2017 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. D2014.10.1 Safe Haven commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the resettlement in Canada of approximately 38,000 Hungarian refugees, who fled the Soviet invasion of their homeland in 1956. Many Hungarian individuals and …
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November 23, 2015 to November 13, 2016 Original painting by Ken Marschall © 1996. Canada’s Titanic – The Empress of Ireland is a dramatic exhibition that takes visitors to the heart of the one of the greatest maritime disasters in Canada’s history. Artifacts from this once-splendid ocean liner, …
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July 21 to October 30, 2016 John Woodruff, Library and Archives Canada, C-005611 [1896] Journey to Canada commemorates the 125th Anniversary of Ukrainians in Canada. Many Ukrainian people who immigrated to Canada came through Halifax. The exhibit explores the events that led Ukrainians to leave …