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  • Madame Benoît’s Quebec Tourtière
    … or even local game, like rabbit or moose. Canadian television host Madame Benoît’s tourtière filling recipe is particularly famous because … to make and delicious.  George Showman , CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Image cropped. Step 1: Place all the ingredients in a saucepan except the bread crumbs. Bring to a boil and cook …
  • Johanna Schel
    … known as Jan Willem. I vividly recall boarding the S.S. Waterman. I can still see my mother standing between many people as I was thinking … in Halifax and took the train to Toronto. It was not easy to find work due to the language barrier, nor was it easy to find accommodation. My … to the new stable location in Mount Tremblant, Quebec. At this point, my husband decided to start his own business based in Concord, …
  • Customs and Traditions Wall
    … amazing story of the contributions that immigrants have made to Canada – from architecture to science, from dance to hockey. In this section, I always get to thinking about the … cultures and traditions that immigrants bring with them to Canada often last for generations and can have an impact on many people. My …
  • Family Bonds & Belonging
    … March 9 to November 15, 2019 What is family, anyway? Can you pick your family or is it determined by biology? Is family the … and change, gatherings and generations -- the exhibition celebrates Canadian identity by exploring families and family history, linking … originally produced by the Royal BC Museum and has been adapted by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Presented by …
  • Pamela Joy Taylor
    … Immigration Officers, another perspective on the important work they do. Pamela’s significant contributions were acknowledged by her … at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 was purchased from donations given by the many people who knew and loved her at CBSA and …
  • Refuge Canada - The Ink Blotter
    … God’s sake for you to arrange citizenship for me and my husband. We’ll do anything. We’ll work on a farm. We’ll pay for our own steamship … thankfully Maria and Nikolaus Reschke.” Now from the research we’ve done on their names and some of the maker’s marks on the desk set, we … the Western world. Now what’s really sobering about this message is we don’t know what happened to the Reschkes. In our research, we’ve been …
  • My Heroes by Liliana
    … what was happening was very unclear, I was only 8. All I knew, I was coming to Canada and My father had told me he had a teddy Bear for me so big in fact … gave us Laura Secord chocolate bars to keep us going. Those were the days I now cherish the most, walking, talking and playing in the snow …
  • Vincenza Furfaro and Family
    … they had been born and married and were now raising four children, Domeninco born in 1931, Annunziata, born in 1933, Stella born in 193(?) … war Italy and made the decision to emigrate to Canada. Choosing to come to Canada made the most sense given that both had family already … eleven children. All the children have remained in Canada and have become proud Canadian citizens. Through hard work and education they have …
  • My Suitcase by Nina
    … them, I struggled to achieve my dreams. I arrived in Saskatoon, Canada on September 9, 1976 with one suitcase, an undergraduate degree, my … my Master’s in India. But I knew we were moving away. I was going to come as a foreign student’s spouse – and I knew this would limit me … found a job in Lethbridge, Alberta, I said “now it’s time for me to complete my dream.” Over the next 15 years, I worked at the University …
  • The Canadian Immigration Story
    … Belonging Quilt. Test your knowledge at the Citizenship Test Table. Do you know enough for the privilege of citizenship? Immerse yourself …

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