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  • Cornelis Verwolf
    … Single Men and Women February 26, 1950 – Beaverbrae I have been asked numerous times why I left home … and others, paratroopers were jumping out of planes. Two planes were shot down before 8:00 a.m. and landed in a neighbour’s field. It was … soldiers encountered in Holland took them longer. Freedom did not come to our town until May 10, 1945. WHAT A DAY! The Canadian soldiers …
  • Hunger and Hope: Irish Famine Migration to Canada
    … ethnicity. Within this population, 3,819,255 Canadians reported multiple origins, while 593,865 Canadians claimed only to be of Irish origin. … during the mid-19th century, contributing to the Great Potato Famine. Credit: Civvi~commonswiki, Wikipedia Commons, 2005. From Potato Blight … typical transatlantic crossing, cargo was loaded first, then the cabin passengers and only when the ship was ready to sail could steerage …
  • A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada
    … of an international year specifically focused on addressing the challenges faced by refugees . Timothy Raison, Christopher Chataway, Colin … refugees were granted interest-free loans from the Canadian Assisted Passage Loan Fund by federal officials. Refugees were required to … Year (1959-1960), Ancienne Lorette Airport, Québec, 20 July 1960. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection …
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    … Inuit, and Métis A single attendant accompanying a person with a disability Canada Day (July 1) Everyone Ticket Price includes tax Adult … and over) $15.00 Youth (6 - 16 years of age) and Student Rate (with valid ID) $13.00 Children (5 and under) Free Family Rate (2 adults/3 children) $50.00 Additional Child $6.00 Group Rate $13.00 Library and Archives Canada Service Point Located in the Scotiabank …
  • Children of the Pier: Adolescent Experiences of Arrival and Process
    … of Immigrating to Canada An often overlooked aspect of Pier 21’s site history is the immigration experience of children. Young newcomers …
  • Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada
    … Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction Over the last several decades, Canada has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers to meet its … evident in the agricultural, service, and homecare industries. [1] The Canadian government regulates all temporary foreign worker programs. … there are two major temporary foreign worker labour programs in Canada. One is the International Mobility Program (IMP) which covers a …
  • Before and After 1923: Chinese Exclusion in Context
    … historical questions will help us understand and make meaning of the legislation: What was the 1923 Act that closed the door on Chinese … Toy Sing, a New Glasgow, Nova Scotia resident, on 30 October 1924. Credit: Donated by Mary Mohammed. (DI2020.8.15) Broader Anti-Asian … for hookworm. Prevalent among Asian immigrants, hookworm was a parasite that was not a significant public health risk in Canada, as it was …
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  • Cookbooks, Cultural Connections, And Migration
    … Square’s last department store. And we bought pots and pans. Since she realized I hadn’t cooked before, we bought a cookbook called The I … a TV dinner, which I stuck in the oven. And it wasn’t very tasty. When she found out, she says, “You can’t afford to buy that stuff. It’s too expensive. You’re going to …
  • “We Wanted to Come to Canada”: Pier 21 and the Arrival of Polish Orphans
    … France to Canada. Due to German occupation of the region, the scheme lay dormant until it was resurrected in 1947. Two years later, 1,123 … Many of the older children added that they had voluntarily chosen to come to Canada despite communist claims to the contrary. Image of USAT … her parents had died in Siberia, she and her compatriots “…wanted to come to Canada, we do not want to go back to Poland.” [13] Meanwhile, a …

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