• Making Change is Possible by Leonard
    … As an active young person, I wanted always to make different in the community, and seeing people suffering from AIDS, drug abuse, and … Salaam. I used my journalistic skills to share information in schools, communities and universities to address issues are concerning the youth. This project lead me to become a youth activist. I was selected to travel to many countries in …
  • Accessibility Plan and Feedback Process
    … using Facebook Messenger @Canadian Museum of Immigration/Musée canadien de l'immigration . Anonymous Feedback Anonymous feedback may be …
  • “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional”
    … and Maria Zampini, and his Uncle Michelino and Aunt Sylvia on the day of their arrival , July 25, 1961. “When we first saw the picture, …
  • Manmohan, Usha, Deepa and Vivek
    … the Soods got transferred first to Kenya and then emigrated to Canada, arriving in 1969. “They packed up what they could and basically … except us,” says Deepa Sood who was four when her parents emigrated to Canada, staying with family in Calgary before making their way to Nova … the company stretches from coast to coast. “I can remember, to this day, seeing Donald Sobey walking to work. He had a suit on, and he’d …
  • What Goes Around, Comes Around
    … of Area Manager of the Agriculture Division of the Quaker Oats Company. It was a very desirable job but Peter was only one of several … What Goes Around, Comes Around …
  • Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    … August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS   Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and … Saputo Hall is a hub of activity where public and educational programs come to life and visitors gather for exhibition openings and guided …
  • Maria Gouveia
    … Transcript I loved the airport—it might sound silly, to you. But coming from an island, a very small airport, when you see something that's that big, it’s, Wow, this is beautiful. And, again, coming back home and see all the cars. Because in an island you don’t … in Toronto two weeks after arriving in Canada. She remained with the company for five years before she resigned so that she could take care …
  • Daxa Popat
    … worked in the new Michelin tire plant. Daxa attended the Nova Scotia Community College for book-keeping and secretarial administration. She …
  • Choices by Phillippa
    … house. It was filled with family portraits and china that had come from England as well as her paintings of Nova Scotia. She served … she was walking in Hyde Park with her dog. A few handsome Canadian soldiers walked past, and she coyly unleashed her dog and yelled to the soldiers to catch him. That’s how she met my grandfather. I do not know if …
  • A Letter to Ify by Patricia
    … said that everyone has a story: How true! My immigration story is not complete without you! it is already 365 days since you left us. My … if I didn’t call you, you would call me. Suddenly there was a break in communication. Even when I called you, and asked, You said you were … about you Ify. IFY BAY... BAY... It’s been 365 days since I lost your companionship. I miss your advice, your input, your smile, your voice. …