• Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada
    … Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction Over the last several decades, Canada has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers to meet its … on the historical recruitment of foreign labour to Canada with an emphasis on domestic workers. Early migrations of domestic workers to … Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 2
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 22, 2020) Immigration through the Port of … Canada.” Special correspondent Frank Yeigh followed the movement of newcomers through the landing experience. If there was an indication of … British, 2,398 Ukrainians, 824 Belgians, 688 Italians, 593 Germans, 261 French, 106 Polish, and 3,651 persons of many other diverse …
  • 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 …
  • 1999: Canada’s Resettlement and Repatriation of Kosovar Refugees
    … Due to this large movement of people, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed to the international … had a warm feeling and happiness, I felt like a child again.” [21] On 26 May, the last evacuation flight arrived in Canada. Over 90 percent … Canadian Forces Logistics Association , 2019, https://www.cfla-alfc.org/stories/op-parasol/; Canadian Armed Forces and Kelsey Berg, …
  • 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 …
  • Patricia Norlander and son Stanley
    … I met my "husband to be," Albin Carl Norlander outside the YMCA in Sheffield whilst he was on a visit to relatives of an army … yet possess, I pretended I was older than my seventeen years. Much to his surprise I hadn't aged any when he returned two years later and I … and after a couple of days we travelled by train to the hamlet of Hay Lakes. I still remember that the sight of the false store fronts, …
  • Sergeant Arnold Shewan
    … The first graduating class of Radio Mechanics from the University of Toronto, Sept. 1941 is pictured below and includes 26 year old Arnold Shewan from Thamesford, Ontario. He had signed up in … is listed as RDF Mechanic (Radar) in Rosehearty Scotland, where he met his future wife, Grace Major . It was when he was on an “upgrading” …
  • Sapper Melvin E. Clark
    … star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal … Germany into thinking more troops were stationed there than really were. Scotland to Sicily June 1943 The need for battle experience and the … on Sicily. This was the prelude to the invasion of mainland Europe. The invasion was carried out by the Seventh U.S. Army under …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 8, 2020) Introduction So you’re interested … in researching a topic that deals with Canadian immigration and ethnic history? This short post will give you an overview of the field and … Bilingualism, the introduction of the points system in 1967, and an official multiculturalism policy in 1971, Canadian researchers became …
  • 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 …