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That evening, my Dad had bought some "Canadian sliced white bread", which was something new for us, which he made extra special by buttering the bread and sprinkling sugar on top... yum, it was good. The next morning we boarded another train, which was beautiful, and we arrived in Orillia on April …
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In 2005, the Pier 21 Foundation launched the Nation Builders Campaign, an endowment to fund the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Under the leadership of Ruth Goldbloom, the Nation Builders Campaign accomplished its $7 million goal to establish this endowment fund. One million dollars was …
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(Updated December 18, 2020 ) One of the visual icons of immigration to North America are photographs of newly-arrived immigrants, dockside just after their arrival. Thank you to Back in Time Photos for this image. This photograph of immigrants arriving at Pier 2 in Halifax just before the First …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Following the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, 11,200 Prague Spring refugees were resettled in Canada. This movement included many experienced professionals and skilled tradespeople. This article examines how these refugees navigated language training and …
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March 12 to October 16, 2022 Witness the famed photographer’s iconic work and learn about his origins as an Armenian refugee to Canada in 1924. This special exhibition features over 100 portraits of major figures of the 20th century. Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was one of the …
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First Job in Canada Time 0:01:49 Transcript And it was—I was so extremely happy because this happen in November and I knew I was going to have money for my children for Christmas. That was the first thing that came to my mind. “Oh, I will have money for my kids, the Christmas for my children.” So I …
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Getting Her First Job at the Grocery Store Time 0:02:48 Transcript (Translated from French) When I arrived at the supermarket, I saw a “cashiers wanted” sign and thought, “hmm, why not give it a shot, for my first job here,” because we had read a French woman’s blog saying how she also immigrated …
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Seeing Diversity in Canada Time 0:00:54 Transcript They were all houses you know, I think it was probably that the community was all in different houses. There were no towers you know? No skyscrapers in that area, I don’t know in that area you know. Yeah so it was seeing people, different people, …
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Difficulty of Being a TA Time 0:02:42 Transcript XY: Um. My school started in January the eighth I believe. Um, the study was okay because I think that we were only required to take, three to five courses, of the courses they were fine, not difficult, and the research I am always interested in …
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Getting Permanent Resident Status Time 0:02:47 Transcript (Translated from French) YM : Yes (laughs), yes. Every time—the biggest file to complete is the permanent residency. There’s a medical section too: you see a doctor, etc... Since I’d been working in Quebec for about 2 years, I had no extra …