• Canadian Multiculturalism Policy, 1971
    … 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced multiculturalism as an official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve … of the commission were adapted to become the government’s official policy of multiculturalism. In his speech to the House of Commons, Trudeau stated that no singular …
  • The Gold Rush in British Columbia and the Yukon
    … "The crowd of crazy fools" [1] It was a strange scene in Dawson City in the summer of 1897. Amidst the ramshackle wooden buildings, the … wealthy American ladies, Mary Hitchcock and Edith Van Buren, who had come to Dawson City not to make their fortune, but to experience …
  • 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, …
  • Canada’s Refugee Determination System
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor to the United Nations (UN)) established the Nansen … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …
  • A Sympathetic Interest in the Plight of Refugees: World Refugee Year in Canada
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction: Origins of World Refugee Year In the spring of 1958, four young individuals affiliated with the Bow Group, a conservative public policy think tank inside the British Conservative Party, initially suggested the concept of an international year specifically …
  • Movement of War Brides and Their Children through Pier 21
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated June 22, 2022) Introduction: Canadian Immigration before the Arrival of War Brides and Their Children From 1945 to 1947, Canada’s immigration controls remained restrictive. Although a majority of labour organizations opposed the liberalization of immigration …
  • Cescato Aldo, Renato
    … region of Italy, a region found in the Northern part of Italy that has always been an agricultural region up until the 1960's. After that … look for construction and rail workers. At that time many also went to South America (Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela) to work in construction. … In the spring of 1949 France was looking for workers for a steel mill in Alsace Lorraine and I applied for a job. The representatives …
  • Railside Room
    … The intimate space is located conveniently near the front entrance, has lots of natural light and is fully accessible. Other Details: Exclusive on-site catering is provided by our partner, RCR Hospitality Group. 80 … a projector, screen and sound equipment. Other Details: Exclusive on-site catering is provided by our partner, RCR Hospitality Group. Drop …
  • "Might Be the Best of the Lot": Baltic Refugees, Canadian Immigration Policy and the Arrival of SS Walnut
    … immigration officials have considered many factors in determining whether an individual was ‘admissible’ and would be granted entry to Canada. The arrival in Canada of SS Walnut from Sweden in December 1948, … "Might Be the Best of the Lot": Baltic Refugees, Canadian Immigration Policy and the Arrival …
  • Elfriede Gruber and George Novotny
    … being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, … but even so, on at least one occasion, I came close to a true "mal de mer". By the time we reached Halifax and saw the shores of the …