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  • “This is Ticklish Business”: Undesirable Religious Groups and Canadian Immigration after the Second World War
    by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated November 17, 2020) Curious to learn more? Read Steve's article , “This is Ticklish Business”: Undesirable Religious Groups and Canadian Immigration after the Second World War , published in the journal Canadian Issues . For more information on Canadian …
  • A Canadian Dream: The Passengers of the SS Maasdam July 6, 1968
    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 …
  • 1968: Canada and the Prague Spring Refugees
    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 …
  • Francophone Immigration in Canada
    “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 …
  • Canada: Day 1
    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 …
  • Journey of a Lifetime
    Journey of a Lifetime tells the story of the courageous and hopeful immigrants who arrived through Eastern ports and crossed Canada by Colonist Car. Created by Heritage Park and presented by the BMO Financial Group, Journey of a Lifetime is a National tour that includes not only a fascinating …
  • Legacies 150
    June 21 to September 14, 2017 Legacies 150 is a series of 13 interactive photo essays. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, these first person perspectives on the themes of legacy and inheritance were created for the 150th anniversary of confederation. Two essays examining Canada’s …
  • Katarina Marinic - 2019 Artist-in-Residence
    Media Release June 17, 2019 Halifax, NS Katarina Marinic Named as Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Artist-in-Residence The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is delighted to welcome Katarina Marinic as Artist-in-Residence for 2019. Katarina’s work is inspired by Family Bonds & …
  • Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker
    Media Release May 13, 2019 Halifax, NS Forgiveness, Family and Canadian identity: Mark Sakamoto in Conversation with Jeanne Beker Woven together through interviews with his maternal grandmother, Mitsue Sakamoto, and paternal grandfather, Ralph MacLean, Mark Sakamoto’s Forgiveness: A Gift from My …
  • Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    Media Release August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS   Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Arriving from Sicily and Veneto in search of a brighter future, Lino and Mirella Saputo took their very first steps in Canada at Pier 21 in the …

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