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  • Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration, 1885
    … The Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration was appointed to obtain proof that restricting Chinese immigration to Canada was in the best … Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration, 1885 …
  • Pork Vindaloo - Joe Thottungal
    … and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Step 2: In a food processor, combine chiles, onions, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, … Federation. In 2016, he won top prize at Ottawa’s Gold Medal Plates competition, followed by a silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Culinary … to celebrate the vibrant culinary scene in Canada and introduce our upcoming exhibition eat make share: a taste of immigration . This …
  • Ausma Levalds Rowberry
    … Ausma Levalds was Canada's 50,000th displaced person welcomed into Canada after the Second World War, brought by the international … She was obliged to read the Old Testament to her grandfather on Sundays. As soon as he dozed off, Karline read the New Testament however, … Hamburg, with her daughters. In late spring, she started to work at Hahn Brass, packaging hardware. She rented two rooms on the second …
  • Strategic Winter Port: A History of the Port of Saint John
    … the mouth of the Wolastoq River. As part of the Pierre Du Gua, Sieur de Monts expedition, Samuel de Champlain “discovered” the river and named it after the feast of St. John (24 June). This expedition is considered the source of the earliest written record about the Port of Saint …
  • Un/Wanted? Canada and the Resettlement of Chilean, Indochinese and Somali Refugees
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 19, 2020) Introduction After the Second World War, Canada’s response to international refugee crises varied, driven by Cold War ideology, economic self-interest, humanitarian considerations, political necessity, and public … Un/Wanted? Canada and the Resettlement of Chilean, Indochinese and Somali Refugees …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 8, 2020) Introduction So you’re interested in researching a topic that deals with Canadian immigration and ethnic … Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History …
  • Medical Facilities at Pier 21
    … of Canada, and to ensure that persons seeking admission do not become public charges…” [1] This connection between public health and … department. [4] They ensured that arriving passengers were in compliance with the regulations and requirements of public health law, … led to tragedy: for example, a Polish girl, Stefania Piasta, aged 5, died of measles in the immigration hospital on 23 March 1937. [29] She …
  • Entrenching Refugee Rights in Canada: The 1985 Singh Decision
    … refugee claimants had the possibility of appealing a negative outcome to their refugee claims. However, Canada’s refugee determination … system . As part of the re-evaluation process, the federal government commissioned three successive reports concluding that Canada’s refugee … status. [5] Satnam Singh and the other refugee claimants had been denied refugee status by the Minister of Employment and Immigration on …

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