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  • Annemarie Buchmann-Gerber
    … Time 0:02:31 Transcript I had incidents, that’s again us being a newcomer in Prince Albert, that’s later when we had the two children my … it’s one of these imprints when you leave that you can be marked for something you are not, because somebody probably heard they speak … Switzerland in 1947. When Annemarie was 16, she started studying to become a home economics teacher. After four years of college, she …
  • Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
    … duty requirements. However, the new regulations specified that only four classes of Chinese immigrants would be allowed in Canada: …
  • Continuous Journey Regulation, 1908
    … Act in 1908, prohibiting the landing of any immigrant that did not come to Canada by continuous journey from the country of which they …
  • Museum Hits the Right Note for Pier 21 Club Member
    … It may not come as a surprise for many that the head of the National Arts Centre … of music were less than ideal, it helped steer him down a path to become one of this country’s best known champion of the arts. In 1947, … that immigration has been one of the major ways in which Canada has become the kind of country it is in the early part of this century,” he …
  • Order-in- Council PC 1931-695, 1931
    … deemed necessary after the onset of the Great Depression in order to combat soaring unemployment and further economic decline. The … restrictions whenever it was considered necessary or expedient. For example, order-in-council PC 183 passed on 31 January 1923 … and the racial oppression of the Second World War, Canada remained committed to this policy of exclusion, denying entrance to both …
  • Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    … exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through major waves of arrival from Second … experiences. Original artifacts, archival and contemporary images and news footage connects visitors with real refugee experiences. Reva … her experience. Artifact of note: Gerhard Herzberg’s original Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971. Artifact of note: Desk set given c. 1947 by a …
  • Pork Vindaloo - Joe Thottungal
    … 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro  To serve Jeera Rice  Charred Corn Raita  Joe Thottungal is a Canadian chef and the owner of the restaurants … he earned his Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC) designation. In 2008, Joe was named Ottawa Chef of the Year by the Canadian Culinary … by a silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships. Joe lives in Ottawa with his wife and three children. His new cookbook, …
  • Katrina Ewanishan Yurko
    … but the only one that really fit was "unique." Everything about her personality, cooking and even her golf game was her own. (The sentiment is sincere. I'm seriously not bucking for a "daughter of the year" prize.) All my life, I've been a history buff whether it was Russian, …
  • Immigration Act, 1910
    … of government to regulate the flow of immigrants into Canada, reinforcing and expanding the exclusionary provisions outlined in the … residency, which an immigrant could obtain after residing in Canada for three years. Until domicile was granted, an immigrant could be … to have $200 in their possession before being permitted entry (PC 926, 9 May 1910), while all other immigrants, male and female, were …
  • Immigration Act, 1952
    … and regulations. [1] The primary effect of the new act was to reinforce the authority of the governor-in-council (i.e. federal cabinet) … The act also emphasized procedural practice, outlining the conditions for the arrest, detention and deportation of prospective immigrants and … Press, 1988), 102. ↩ Hawkins, 102. ↩ Kelley and Trebilcock, 325-326. ↩ Hawkins, 103. ↩ …

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