• Immigration Act, 1976
    … were recognized: independent immigrants selected on the basis of the points system; a family class which included the immediate family …
  • Uncovering secrets of the popular miniature Pier 21 model
    … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the … on a bench waiting for their train. They are students from the West Indies, explains Conlin, in Canada on a student visa and bound for their … about the history of their history on Canadian Museum of Human Rights website. A Black sleeping car porter swings down from the Colonist …
  • Uncovering secrets of the popular miniature Pier 21 model
    … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the … on a bench waiting for their train. They are students from the West Indies, explains Conlin, in Canada on a student visa and bound for their … about the history of their history on Canadian Museum of Human Rights website. A Black sleeping car porter swings down from the Colonist …
  • Ron Baylis
    … Type: Immigrant Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 26, 1964 I arrived at pier21 on March 26 1964 and took the train to Toronto where I was met by my aunt who … during the next 10 years and joined tennis and badminton clubs. One day I was invited to go on a moonlight hike on the Bruce Trail which is …
  • Dad's Story
    … Stories in Dutch 15 April 1953, na twee uuur slapen werden wij weer op geropen om de groten overtocht te aan vaarden. Just en … Beurskens uit Baarlo (cousin) Met een hartelijk vaart verdween de dierbaar Neersche bodem onder onze voeten. Vroolijke steming heerste er … te viren is opgezet en voor bereid dan toch nog is ‘t scheiden en zoo als tijd is scheiden ook lijden. Dan pas begint men pas te voelen …
  • Helena Lengacher
    … Lengacher, April 2016 I was born September 6, 1920, in Waterland-Oudeman situated in Oost-Vlanderan, Belgium to the proud parents of Rene … changed and despite Belgium being neutral at the start of World War II, German forces invaded my country on May 10, 1940. In just 18 days … It seemed as though the bombing would never end, and even at one point my mother fled our home in search of higher ground with most of …
  • Port of Entry, Process and Gatekeepers – A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec during the Great Depression
    … Canadian immigration officer Fenton Crosman, described the edifice as “a low concrete building, at least one-eighth of a mile in length, with … Railway that food prepared in the immigration hall was properly cooked “although it did not please everyone.” Bed linens were changed once per … Canadian Historical Review 84.2 (2003): 217-251; Robert J. Grace, “A Demographic and Social Profile of Quebec City’s Irish Populations, …
  • P/O Rear Gunner Les Gallant
    … Joseph Edmond Ulysse Gallant Lieutenant Pilot Officer-Rear Gunner GALLANT, P/O Joseph Ulysse Edmond - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.432 Squadron – Ulysse Gallant, fondly known to …
  • First Families of Pier 21
    … 8, 1928. There were only 54 people disembarking at Pier 21 on that day and included passengers from Holland, Lithuania, Germany, Romania, …