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  • The Action Test of 1920: Literacy and Selection in Canadian Immigration
    … By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian For over a century, Canadian immigration authorities have used language proficiency as a … point of consideration in deciding whether a migrant is admissible to Canada. [1] This is not generally a controversial aspect of current Canadian immigration policy, but when the practice first emerged as an …
  • Donor Impact
    … shows why.  The Winter 2026 edition has stories about: A special visit by two sisters who arrived at Pier 21 65 years ago How a staff … Holocaust survivor’s journey from survival to remarkable success A precious handwritten recipe book that was almost lost to history Our …
  • Migration, Work, Uber Driving: Continuity and Rupture
    … and reflections of people from Pakistan, India, and Syria who have come to Canada as refugees, migrants, or immigrants, and have … theme relating to Uber driving through the sub-themes of immediate income generation, working conditions, and cultural exchange and skills … narratives that credit state policies alone for migration outcomes. [4] The early twentieth century saw over 5,000 South Asians, …
  • Corey Verwolf
    … NEW LAND I have been asked numerous times why I left home and came to Canada. When I was 9 years old the war started in the low lands … soldiers encountered in Holland took them longer. Freedom did not come to our town until May 10, 1945. WHAT A DAY! The Canadian soldiers … have had a good life, and made a good living in Holland. My sisters visit Canada on a regular basis, but my brothers who can well afford …
  • More than a Building
    … the walls and their surroundings have seen. For others, the site is precious and represents a new beginning in a country that they love. …
  • Michael Supino
    … family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands had done before him. Three years prior to … over 30 years working in Canada and returned home very few years to visit. He retired to Italy just the year before we left. He helped us … for such procedures. He was able to expedite things for us. He wished us well as he referred to us as the little sheep and to my …
  • The Francesco Supino Family
    … family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands had done before him. Three years prior to … over 30 years working in Canada and returned home very few years to visit. He retired to Italy just the year before we left. He helped us … for such procedures. He was able to expedite things for us. He wished us well as he referred to us as the little sheep and to my …
  • Phyllis Danroth
    … to work in the munitions factory. One day a handsome soldier from Canada commented on her red kilt that she was wearing; telling her that … the 2 hour phone calls that they would often have or when she came to visit and it would be the middle of the night and they were still … never judged people before she got to know them. She gave everyone a chance to be themselves. My brother Ken’s memory was of taking Mom back …
  • Arie Dirk Bestebreurtje
    … thing that they did not know what we had under the manure. We had a precious load to take home, and to take care of. When we took Capt. B. …
  • Sergeant Elmo Hugh Munroe
    … long white gloves worn on that happy occasion are stored with other precious mementos in their cedar chest that is now a family heirloom. … There was hardly a day when we, his "four", did not get a call or a visit. In later years Dad always had his portable phone and long list …

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