• Signalman William J. Campbell
    … southern Ontario. Jean grew up with five siblings and her parents in a major international centre. Bill signed up with the Canadian Army July … over. During this period, he spent some time driving for Canadian Major General Christopher Vokes. Bill returned to England in the summer …
  • “There was a thriving slave economy on our shores”
    … peoples in Canada. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. An interview with Russell Grosse , Executive Director of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, on the new exhibition A History Exposed: The … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian …
  • “There was a thriving slave economy on our shores”
    … peoples in Canada. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. An interview with Russell Grosse , Executive Director of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, on the new exhibition A History Exposed: The … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian …
  • “Young Man, You Take Yourself Far Too Seriously”: The Memoirs of Immigration Officer Fenton Crosman
    … by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering … the old country, objects acquired in the new home, media reports of all kinds, films and lantern slides…the range is humbling. Each … immigrants’ responses to official interventions. [1] In some cases, more personal reflections in these files (such as confidential letters, …
  • Bruno V. Sinosic
    … John and Mark. In the year 2000 I had the great fortune (and a dream come true) to visit them and acquaint myself with the rest of the family. Both my … She certainly was no Queen Mary, nor even her distant cousin. Perhaps more closely related to the Pinta or the Santa Maria. For the most …
  • Sergeant Major Norman L. Cavan
    … Sergeant Major Norman L. Cavan …
  • Sapper Melvin E. Clark
    … star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal … - sent to south of England by train... stayed in Aldershot / Box Hill / Dorkin / Farnboro area / Embery On scheme along the coast ( … and the only casualty was a tire. July 15 th , 1943 - Grammichele / hilltop town / German ambush... 25 Canadians died. From the Pachino …
  • Early Political and Public Responses to Canada’s Official Multiculturalism Policy, 1971-1972
    … became a widely-used metaphor for cultural pluralism in modern Canada, the use of such terms to describe Canadian diversity can be traced back to the early interwar period. Against the backdrop … Early Political and Public Responses to Canada’s Official Multiculturalism Policy, 1971-1972 …
  • Immigration Act, 1976
    … Minister of Manpower and Immigration Robert Andras commissioned a major review of existing immigration policy. Although the resulting … made 65 recommendations on the structure of immigration policy. Nearly all of the committee’s recommendations were accepted by the government … also had to report the number of special permits issued each year allowing individuals to enter or remain in Canada. The Immigration Act …
  • Arriving at Halifax Before Pier 21
    … to ocean transportation to Canada before the Halifax rail line was complete. [2] However, in the fifty-year gap between the completion of … (John W. Regan and C.D. McAlpine, Halifax Municipal Archives 102-5A-26.) The early arrangements for receiving passengers were rudimentary . … 2 was completed in the winter of 1890. [5] Deep Water Pier with Grain Elevator, 1900. (Notman Studio, Nova Scotia Archives, 1983-310, no. …