• Immigration Act Amendment, 1919
    … Winnipeg General Strike in 1919 exacerbated anti-foreign sentiment as many European workers were involved in the disruptive work stoppage. … persons with chronic alcoholism, those suffering from tuberculosis and anyone certified as being mentally or physically defective. An … residency from three to five years, allowing the governor-in-council (i.e. federal cabinet) to deport immigrants at any time within that …
  • Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.”
    … a simple building in the parking lot of a shopping plaza— a small island of brick in a sea of asphalt and parked cars. With dartboards, pool tables, and long tables lined with rows of wooden chairs, it claims to be … Looking for Nepalese food and heavy metal? Try “Dartmouth’s Oldest Bar.” …
  • Who Is Admissible? Immigrant Desirability and Immigration Acts since Confederation
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 9, 2020) In May 2015, the … Site of Canada and the history of immigration to Canada. This blog is based on research that informs new displays regarding the history of immigration to Canada. Introduction As part of the Museum’s new Core Exhibitions, Canada’s Immigration …
  • Antonio Nicolini
    … An Immigrants Story and Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II Gentlemen, Sixty … Antonio Nicolini …
  • Len, Jane Streng
    … Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) … Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and Mom) came from Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad … to deal with in the years following the war. He felt Holland was still a very vulnerable country as proven in May of 1940. Neither …
  • Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Streng
    … Mom looked after the store and the kids. Having been an active resistance member during the war, Dad had many memories and disappointments to deal with in the years following the war. He felt … Corrie and Mary worked in the tobacco fields during harvest. Any money earned went to the family treasury. Mom was busy with her young …
  • Jozef, Maria Majocha and Family
    … in Poland was restricted in terms of having a decent living. Up to this point there were two classes of people; the very rich and very … a vision for a future. Through information received a person could purchase a 160-acre parcel of land for $10.00 dollars. This land contained … a stable, young and growing country, which was enticing immigrants to come to Canada and help to develop. Finally on April 14, 1928, Dad, his …
  • Giovanni Marrone
    … 21, 1927, Fossacesia, Italy Immigration : 1953 Sailing Ship : SS Nea Helles Date of Departure : May 21, 1953, Napoli, Italy Date of Arrival … particularly difficult for the family while Giovanni was growing up. His education was nominal at best, barely completing the first grade. …
  • Armando e Giuseppe Cocchio
    … Born: Oct 18, 1908 Died: May 6, 1992 in Port Credit, ON Married: Addina Noro 1943 Daughter: Lorrane Cocchio Capel; Born: Jul 10, 1953 Residing at Eagle Lake, Haliburton, ON …
  • Rakoczi Foundation Canada
    … Rakoczi Foundation Canada Following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Canada accepted 37,566 Hungarian refugees; more, per capita, than any other country in the world. On behalf of all the Hungarian … Rakoczi Foundation Canada …