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    … including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis A single attendant accompanying a person with a disability Canada Day (July 1) Everyone … Contact LAC's public service point in Halifax. Open: Holidays 2026 Heritage Day, February 16 March Break, March 16-20 Victoria Day, May … October 12 Remembrance Day, November 11 Closed: Holidays 2026 New Year's Day, January 1 Good Friday, April 3 Easter Sunday, April …
  • Hooks for History: Using a Building Model to Introduce Complex Pasts
    … – even things as tiny and offbeat as the addition of miniature trash cans – that would add opportunities for richer interpretation based on the model. Trash Cans and Baggage Adding waste bins to the model might seem something of …
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    … active at Pier 21. [1] The construction of the Ocean Terminals complex was a significant civil engineering project , costing millions … quarters were occasionally used as a rest camp for port workers. [26] However, evidence from employees of the immigration department … of more than one hundred thousand refugees and displaced persons coincided with significant conventional immigration movements. [46] At …
  • Research with Newcomer Children - Monica Valencia
    Life in Canada Time 3:36 Transcript Monica Valencia: And then after that, I did my Master’s because when I was studying journalism—when you’re a journalist, you have to pick a, like, a beat you want to do—I don’t know, crime or you want to do politics. And for me, I was interested in doing …
  • Karen and Canadian - Bwe Doh Soe
    Life in Canada Time 1:45 Transcript Well, I, right now, I feel like I’m becoming more like a half of Canadian I guess, because I get, because I’ve been here long enough to adopt the culture now, so. But, maybe if you were asking those questions earlier, like two years or three, I would answer …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 1
    … as Kaniatarowanenneh , meaning “big waterway”) and the area later encompassing Quebec City (known in Algonquin as Kébec , meaning “where … Five Leading National Ports,” Urban History Review 10.3 (1982): 26. A sizable amount of literature exists on the Port of Quebec, see … of the Interior to J.P. Stafford, Dominion Immigration Agent, 26 September 1913. ↩ Serge Bernier et al., Military History of Quebec …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    … Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker … of a human tragedy to offer a unique perspective on the idea of a Canadian family. Released in 2014 to sweepingly glowing reviews, Forgiveness also won 2018 Canada Reads, as defended by Canadian fashion journalist, icon and …
  • eat make share: a taste of immigration
    … histories behind popular Canadian dishes. Learn how individuals and communities express themselves through food. Engage in diverse food … 24 weeks (transportation included). Availability Bookings from March 2026 and onward. Information Sheet Download PDF. Contact Julie Martin, … BC June – November 2028 Resurgo Place Moncton, NB September 2026 – January 2027 Joseph Brant Museum, Museums of Burlington …
  • Children of the Pier: Adolescent Experiences of Arrival and Process
    … 21’s site history is the immigration experience of children. Young newcomers are frequently mentioned in relation to the immigration process … for several days. On 19 August, the vessel carrying Beal and her companions landed at Halifax. Image of CORB child Margaret Beal wearing … her fellow travellers found that individuals were aware of their forthcoming arrival and ready to ask questions about the war and life in …

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