• Hilda Fisher Mitcheltree
    Hilda Fisher Mitcheltree, War Bride 1916 – 1993 Hilda Fisher was born in London and raised in Irchester, Northamptonshire. She obtained her LCST (Licentiate of the College of Speech Therapists) in 1939 from the program jointly held at the University of London and the West End Hospital for …
  • Empire Settlement Act, 1922
    The Empire Settlement Act of 1922 was an agreement between the British government and several commonwealth countries designed to facilitate the resettlement of agriculturalists, farm labourers, domestics and juvenile immigrants throughout the Empire. In Canada, several different settlement schemes …
  • Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
    The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 was passed by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in response to continued demands for more prohibitive regulations to limit Chinese immigration. Commonly referred to as the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” the legislation virtually restricted …
  • Frank and Nellie Maw
    Frank and Nellie Maw …
  • Sgt. Shane Mallard
    Sgt. Shane Mallard …
  • Private Harker F. Coutts
    Rank and Name on Wall of Service: Private Harker F. Coutts Service: 4th, 119th, 227th Bn, Canadian Machine Gun Corps Years of Service: 1915 - 1918 Medals Received: Victory Medal, Service Medal, British Empire John Harker Francis Coutts was born on Barrie Island, off of the Manitoulin Island north …
  • Lieutenant Mabel Ellen Coutts
    Lieutenant Mabel Ellen Coutts …
  • Resettling Child Refugees: Canada and Armenian Orphans, 1923-1927
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 20, 2020) Introduction For centuries, child orphans have sought permanent resettlement in Canada. Refugee orphans seeking to enter Canada today must hold legal documentation and provide testimony to a federal immigration official that he or she is a …
  • Un/Wanted? Canada and the Resettlement of Chilean, Indochinese and Somali Refugees
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 19, 2020) Introduction After the Second World War, Canada’s response to international refugee crises varied, driven by Cold War ideology, economic self-interest, humanitarian considerations, political necessity, and public opinion. During this period, …
  • Canada’s Oppressed Minority Policy and the Resettlement of Ugandan Asians, 1972-1973
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 16, 2020) Introduction In January 1971, the Ugandan government of President Milton Obote was overthrown in a coup d’état by the Ugandan military under the leadership of General Idi Amin . The Asian Ugandan community was initially relieved by Amin’s …