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… My mother and I left Ireland to join my father who had worked on the Great Lakes for a year and was living in a … She had only $10 and was asked to pay a disembarkation fee. When the official realized that was all the money she had, he waived the fee. We …
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… What do immigration rules tell us about Canada? Since 1869, Canada has had laws and regulations governing the admission of immigrants. Immigration legislation has evolved and changed over time, shaped by the shifting social, … still in place. Since Canada’s adoption of multiculturalism as an official policy in 1971, the cultural diversity of Canadian immigrants …
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… they had in the waiting area, then we were ushered in to talk to some official looking people. It was all strange to me and I still remember … happen, particularly when I was left alone while my father attended to his papers. A man in a uniform came over and said something but I didn’t understand him. When he left he smiled and …
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… Leaving a loving family in Surrey, England, to join my Canadian serviceman husband in February 1946 was in one instance great … young brides like myself on their way to a new home and life in Canada. I was extremely seasick and did not enjoy the ocean crossing … and I am delighted to say that my husband I will be travelling for the official opening of this wonderful millennium project. Thank you for …
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… Maas) born February 20, 1923 in Oosterhout, Noord Brabant, Holland. Theresia Maria Helena Mass (Trees Maas) need Holdrinet, born November … in separate quarters and were advised by the Canadian Immigration officials to move onto Flin Flon Manitoba for employment. At this point Toon, with a railway ticket issued by the Canadian Embassy in …
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… in a civil ceremony in Oosterhout on September 16, 1952 and then (as per Dutch tradition) before the Catholic Church on September 20, … in separate quarters, and were advised, by the Canadian immigration officials, to move onto Flin Flon, Manitoba for employment. At this point Toon, with a railway ticket issued by the Canadian Embassy in …
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… Families March 1954 – Waterman My name is Johanna Schel. I left Rotterdam on March 2, 1954 with my husband, Johannes, whom … known as Jan Willem. I vividly recall boarding the S.S. Waterman. I can still see my mother standing between many people as I was thinking … Canada. My husband was a blacksmith by trade and had been working in his father’s blacksmith shop selling and repairing farm machinery and …
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… we were not to continue our journey as planned,” wrote Shelly. “An official mistakenly suspected that the fever of the youngest was a …
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… in Canada, an immigrant could bring an application before a court official and receive a certificate of naturalization if they were …
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… Multiculturalism Act of 1988 provided a legislative framework for the official policy of multiculturalism adopted by the government in 1971. …