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By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian For over a century, Canadian immigration authorities have used language proficiency as a point of consideration in deciding whether a migrant is admissible to Canada. [1] This is not generally a controversial aspect of current Canadian immigration policy, but when …
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In Their Own Words The immigration experience is marked by firsts. The first day in a new country takes shape with an individual’s first steps, first impressions and first experiences. Our very first travelling exhibition, Canada: Day 1 , explores immigrants’ diverse personal Day 1 experiences, …
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Marie-Josèphe Angélique (1705-1734) depicted by artist Marilyn Carr-Harris. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. Reckoning with an uncomfortable past is an important part of the job of any national history museum. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 deals with the history of people coming to what …
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Time 00:17:02 Transcript Promotional Video ... Cynthia Price Verreault, Chairperson Bonjour, hello, I'm Cynthia Price Verreault, Chair of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. (Translated from French) I’m speaking to you from Pier 21, located in Mi’kmaki, the unceded ancestral and …
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Time 00:20:51 Words on screen: Annual Public Meeting 2023 Transcript Promotional Video We came from Ecuador with a bag full of dreams. I grew up in Donegal in Ireland. I came to Toronto by myself. We came from Turkey to have a better life for our kids. From Syria in 1908. I am from Burundi. I came …
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Mandate The Museums Act establishes the Mandate of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: The purpose of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is to explore the theme of immigration to Canada in order to enhance public understanding of the experiences of immigrants as they arrived …
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eat make share recipes Explore recipes → Soft Landing Seven bite-sized stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the places they landed-people who changed their communities and were changed themselves. Explore the gallery → Countless Journeys Podcast Listen in on these original …
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Plaques on the Wadih M. Fares Wall of Tribute recognize contributions of community and cultural groups as well as embassies and consuls and celebrate their relationship to the Museum. There are currently over 50 plaques recognizing groups from more than 30 countries of origin. To have your group …