• Statistics - Netherlands
    … 131252 1905 389 141465 1906 394 211653 1907 1212 272409 1908 480 143326 1909 570 173694 1910 1036 286839 1911 1080 331288 1912 1359 375756 … 1922 118 64224 1923 798 133729 1924 1821 124164 1925 1020 84907 1926 1643 135982 1927 2066 158886 1928 1569 166783 1929 1252 164993 1930 … 104111 1961 1960 71689 1962 1555 74586 1963 1728 93151 1964 2029 112606 1965 2619 146758 1966 3749 194743 1967 4401 222876 1968 3264 …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 8, 2020) Introduction So you’re interested in researching a topic that deals with Canadian immigration and ethnic history? This short post will give you an overview of the field and suggest some starting points to help get your research underway. Early …
  • Canada’s Refugee Determination System
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
  • Arriving at Halifax Before Pier 21
    … harbour is large, deep, and ice-free . It is a natural transportation hub, with river access to inland Nova Scotia, and proximity to … America. However, before 1876, there was no inland rail link, and so the port was not particularly useful for passenger or cargo service … railway and the opening of Pier 21 in 1928, many people who arrived by sea in Halifax arrived by way of Pier 2 in Halifax’s North End. Over …
  • Sietske Flietstra Bellsmith
    … my brothers, sisters and I were told we were moving to a place called Canada and would live on a huge ship for about nine days to get there. Wow! From that moment on, what … and always left in tears. My best friend invited me to dinner to say a formal farewell. Our family doctor examined all of us and stuck …
  • Demetre Agiotis
    … Country of Origin: Greece Ship Name: Queen Anna Maria - Demetre; Queen Frederica - Marie Port of … Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1965 - Demetre; January 26, 1962 - Marie …
  • John, Ellen, Philip, Ann McDermott
    … Philip, Ann McDermott It was the summer of 1951, when John 28 Ellen 26 Philip 2 and six months and Ann 6 months landed at Pier 21 on board …
  • Ralph, Sheila, Keith, Denis Fuller
    … from Liverpool, England. We travelled to the South of Ireland as the sea to the North was too rough for their normal route at a speed of 26 knots. Ralph had a job waiting with George A. Chase in Sussex, N.B. …
  • Giuseppe and Regina Ortolan Family
    … Alumni Type: Immigrants Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Saturnia - Giuseppe; Homeland - Regina and Julia Port of … - Giuseppe; April 14, 1951 - Regina and Julia Age on Arrival: 26 - Giuseppe; 22 - Regina; 11 months - Julia …
  • Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration, 1885
    … While employers generally supported Chinese labour because it was cheap and reliable, many politicians, trade unionists and white … entrepreneurs and employers seeking to derive economic benefits from cheap labour. In the final report submitted in 1885, the commissioners …