• The Wheel of Conscience
    The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Daniel Libeskind, architect, unveil the Wheel of Conscience on January 20, 2011. © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca Commemorating the St. Louis Voyage The Wheel of Conscience is a memorial for 900 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. …
  • Host a Travelling Exhibition
    Engage your audience in immigration history and create conversation by featuring an exhibition from our expert curatorial team in your space. What’s available eat make share: a taste of immigration A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada Refuge Canada …
  • Location and Parking
    1055 Marginal Road Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4P7 Tel: (902) 425-7770 Toll Free: 1-855-526-4721 Email: info@pier21.ca   Parking There is a large paved parking lot to the right of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 main entrance. Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. $3.00 per hour to a …
  • Guided Tours
    The Pier 21 Story Guided 30-minute tours of Pier 21 are offered in English and French. Tours and movie viewing times available throughout the day. An audio guided tour is available via the NaviLens app . Join our professional Heritage Interpreters for a guided tour of Pier 21. If you are curious …
  • Accessibility
    We are working to make the Museum more accessible. If you have visited the Museum recently, please let us know about your experience. The Museum’s Accessibility Plan and information on how to provide feedback can be found on this web page . → NaviLens To improve accessibility, the Museum uses …
  • The Canadian Immigration Story
    Witness the challenge and triumph, the joy and injustice experienced by newcomers to Canada in the past and in the present. And learn about the vast contributions immigrants have made to Canada. Trace changing migration trends throughout our history on our massive multimedia Immigration Map. …
  • Welcome to Turtle Island
    December 2025 to December 2027 "Our people have always travelled and traded throughout Turtle Island, and beyond. We wanted to reinforce the idea that cultures evolve and grow and adapt ... and that immigration is part of that story as people continue to weave their identities together and form new …
  • The Pier 21 Story
    Step into the past and experience what it was like to immigrate to Canada through Pier 21. From the ship you sailed on, to customs and immigration in Halifax, to the train you took to your final destination, discover the past housed in the walls of our National Historic Site. Stand in history . …
  • About the Collection
    The Museum has a collection that allows people to learn about the country’s immigration history. Collection items are preserved and used for research, exhibition, and interpretation. The collection has digital and physical items. The Museum focuses on collecting born-digital and digitized items. …
  • Reproductions, Use and Loans
    Reproductions and Use Contact the Collections team at collections@pier21.ca for requests to use the collection. Provide as much information as possible about your request and how you will use the items. Licenses will be issued for requests as long as: The item is unrestricted The use aligns with …