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Jose Diaz Family …
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Pilot Officer Harry Thiepval Beazley was born on March 11, 1918 to Robert and Alice Beazley of Halifax. He was a graduate of Dalhousie and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Virginia when war called, and sailed from Pier 21 in July of 1942. He died in the skies over France in June of 1944 and …
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Antonio and Rosaria Potestio …
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Frank and Nellie Maw …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated July 13, 2020) Kosovar refugee children pose for a photograph in front of “sustainment site” facilities, Camp Argonaut (now Argonaut Cadet Training Centre), CFB Gagetown, 1999. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection (D2017.635.35) …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 22, 2020) Immigration through the Port of Quebec during the 1920s In the 1920s, the Port of Quebec’s primary function became grain export. However, the site continued to be a major point of entry for immigrants to Canada. On 28 May 1921, Toronto's Globe …
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by Lindsay Van Dyk, Former Junior Researcher What do immigration rules tell us about Canada? Since 1869, Canada has had laws and regulations governing the admission of immigrants. Immigration legislation has evolved and changed over time, shaped by the shifting social, political and economic …
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Canada’s first immigration act following Confederation contained few restrictions on immigration. The government of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald developed an open immigration policy to encourage the settlement of the West, seeking to enhance access to the region’s natural resources and create a …
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The Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration was appointed to obtain proof that restricting Chinese immigration to Canada was in the best interest of the country. Approximately 15,000 Chinese labourers came to Canada in the 1880s to work on the western section of the Canadian Pacific Railway in …
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Josef and Elisabeth Follmer …