• Tullio Idilio Callegari
    The Immigration Story of Tullio Idilio Callegari (Italian Immigrant) In 1954, shortly after my 22nd birthday, my father, Gio Batta, passed away. My 38 year old brother, Pietro, moved back home to take care of our mother and I made the difficult decision shortly after to leave my home and my country …
  • Immigration Regulations, Order-in-Council PC 1962-86, 1962
    In 1962, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ellen Fairclough introduced new immigration regulations that eliminated overt racial discrimination from Canadian immigration policy. Skill became the main criteria for determining admissibility rather than race or national origin. When the …
  • White Paper on Immigration, 1966
    The White Paper on Immigration was a policy document commissioned by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to review immigration legislation and make recommendations on its restructuring. A major review of policy was deemed necessary in response to the changing Canadian …
  • Immigration Regulations, Order-in Council PC 1967-1616, 1967
    The immigration regulations introduced in 1967 established new standards for assessing potential immigrants and determining admissibility. According to the new provisions, independent immigrants were assigned points in specific categories relating to their ability to successfully settle in Canada. …
  • Board of Trustees
    Chairperson   Cynthia Price Verreault Montréal, Quebec Vice-Chairperson   Vivek Sood Halifax, Nova Scotia Trustees   Salima Ebrahim Edmonton, Alberta Omar Farouk Brampton, Ontario Mona Kumar Mississauga, Ontario Sara Hradecky Victoria, British Columbia Sarah Crawford Toronto, Ontario Catherine …
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Policy, 1971
    In a statement to the House of Commons on 8 October 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced multiculturalism as an official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve the cultural freedom of all individuals and provide recognition of the cultural contributions of diverse …
  • Immigration Act, 1976
    The Immigration Act of 1976 represented a significant shift in Canadian immigration legislation. It was the first immigration act to clearly outline the fundamental objectives of Canadian immigration policy, define refugees as a distinct class of immigrants and impose a mandatory responsibility on …
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Act, 1988
    The Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988 provided a legislative framework for the official policy of multiculturalism adopted by the government in 1971. The act sought to protect the cultural heritage of Canadians, reduce discrimination and encourage the implementation of multicultural programs …
  • Railway Agreement, 1925
    In September 1925, the Canadian government formalized an agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and the Canadian National Railway (CNR) allowing the railway companies to control the recruitment and settlement of European agriculturalists. The agreement was part of the government’s …
  • Jorgen Willadsen
    Jorgen Willadsen …