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  • Entrenching Refugee Rights in Canada: The 1985 Singh Decision
    … refugee claimants had the possibility of appealing a negative outcome to their refugee claims. However, Canada’s refugee determination … know the case criteria that they would need to meet under the principle of fundamental justice. In an effort to create a more fair, … and Fundamental Freedoms, received Royal assent on 10 August 1960. Credit: Government of Canada Poster of the Canadian Charter of Rights …
  • eat make share: a taste of immigration
    … eat make share Perfect Pairings Canada’s food is as diverse as its people. How and what we eat is shaped by over 400 years of immigration and relationships between newcomers and Indigenous Peoples. Food connects us to the past, to place, …
  • Edmondo and Nella Le Donne
    … Date of Arrival: April 28, 1951 Age on Arrival: 23 Edmondo and Nella Le Donne arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax on the Nea Hellas to start their new life in Canada after 9 days at sea. Little did they know this ultimate sacrifice would pave the way for the success of their future generations. They came with little money, no knowledge of the English language or culture and worked …
  • Cookbooks, Cultural Connections, And Migration
    … how to tell when an egg’s hard boiled or soft boiled. It’s very good. Anyway, so, I bought an umbrella because I didn’t have an umbrella. And … the oven. And it wasn’t very tasty. When she found out, she says, “You can’t afford to buy that stuff. It’s too expensive. You’re going to … or shepherd’s pie. [1] Ugandan Asian refugee Mario DeMello came to Canada in 1972, leaving his home after the exclusion edict of dictator …
  • Order-in-Council PC 1911-1324
    … agents participated in the alarmist exclusion by creating many obstacles for immigrants of African descent. For instance, Canadian … fare for train travel, rather than the reduced settler rate. [4] The Commissioner of Immigration for Western Canada bribed a medical …
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  • Canadian Immigration Facilities at Victoria, BC
    … entry in the 1920s. The development, operation, and diminution of the city’s immigration facilities reflected changing immigration policies … which also changed the nature and scope of immigration to the city. Second, public health interests often overwhelmed - and sometimes …
  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part II
    … by Daniel Meister, PhD Introduction The first part of this article traced the origins of the Barr Colony and its leaders. It … in the face of trouble.” [1] Barr Colonists detraining in Saskatoon Credit: Saskatoon Public Library, General Photographs Collection, item … and were hired by colonists to transport them and their goods to the site. [4] Some found the trip smooth, those less experienced had more …
  • Port of Entry, Process and Gatekeepers – A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec during the Great Depression
    … opened new exhibitions on the history of the Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada and at the end of June will unveil a new exhibition on … new exhibits. Introduction From the eighteenth century onwards, Quebec City’s migrating local populace and incoming European immigrants had a …
  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part I
    … by Daniel Meister, PhD Introduction: The Context of Colonialism “Let us take possession of Canada. Let our cry be CANADA FOR THE … from one similarly-minded clergyman, Isaac Barr. [16] Lloyd's letter. Credit: George Exton Lloyd, “The Canadian Wheat Belt,” The Times … [18] At the end of the month, Barr sailed for Canada to select a site and make arrangements. Lloyd stayed behind at the office with …

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