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Конґрес Укрaїнців Кaнaди Ukrainian Canadian Congress Congrés des Ukrainien-Canadiens In honour of the many thousands of Ukrainians who began arriving in Canada after 1891 seeking freedom and prosperity. They helped build our great nation and championed Canadian values like multiculturalism. …
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Alexandre W. Little …
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Carmela Trillo Ricco …
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May 11 to August 21, 2022 Photograph courtesy of the Tasseron family. Five Dutch families aboard the SS Maasdam , each with different fates. Why did one family leave Canada and the others stay? This multimedia exhibition of “then & now” photographs and video project created by one of the Maasdam ’s …
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March 9 to November 15, 2019 What is family, anyway? Can you pick your family or is it determined by biology? Is family the people you share holidays with? Or, is it more of a feeling? Family Bonds and Belonging honours and interprets the many ideas of family. Through four themes --belonging, …
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August 20, 2018 to January 3, 2019 This pop-up exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the resettlement in Canada of approximately 12,000 refugees from Czechoslovakia, who fled the Warsaw Pact invasion of their homeland in 1968. Considered by Canadian officials as ‘good material,’ many of the …
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Refugees face fear, shattered lives and often dangerous voyages in search of refuge. Canada has provided that refuge for many. However, over the course of the twentieth century, Canada has had mixed record in welcoming refugees, reacting generously to some while overlooking others. Refuge Canada …
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March 8 to May 29, 2023 On April 1, 1873, the White Star ocean liner SS Atlantic sank at Lower Prospect near Halifax with nearly 1,000 people aboard, most of them Irish, English, Scandinavian and German immigrants. The wreck was a precursor to the White Star Line's loss of SS Titanic in 1912 and …
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“Les Tabliers,” grade 3 students at Saint-Gérard school in Ottawa in 1943 Francophone Immigration in Canada explores and celebrates francophone newcomers and the vitality of the communities that welcome them. From past to present day, the exhibit includes historical timelines, images and …
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March 18 to November 12, 2017 Canada: Day 1 is our Canada 150 project, supported by RBC Foundation , that brings to life 150 years of immigrants’ “Day 1” experiences. Curator's Tours: Transcript Welcome to Canada: Day 1. This exhibition looks at the very first day an immigrant experiences when they …