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… and were about to start their lives in a new country called Canada. After going through Immigration and obtaining a "landed immigrant card" … a seven day journey at that time. Upon arrival in Vancouver they were met at the station by people who assisted immigrants and with their … had started their own business upon their arrival in Canada. She had come to know them through the immigration assistance group. Upon return …
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… paid was expanded. In 1879, items listed included: fish, fruit, furs, meat, breadstuffs, farm animals, glass and iron. In 1917, automobiles, … travelling public and with all transportation officials with whom they may have business.” Harassed or provoked customs officials were not … of newcomers by issuing permits to newcomers who were on their way to meet their friends and relatives. As a result, many passengers cleared …
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… Frosinone, Italy in 1940. I have one brother and two sisters. My parents were the most honest, lovable and hard working people ever. … but her main trade was running our grocery store, and my fondest memories was myself, at a very young age working by her side and …
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… simply loved going to school and looked forward to it everyday, while my father's expectation was to help him with farming. At the age of 17 … Switzerland. I learned to speak German and worked various trades, after learning that I could not purchase a house in Switzerland unless … Bern Switzerland for an application to move to Canada. The Embassy immediately provided me with an application. After providing the …
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… immigrant and facing barriers to meaningful employment this program may be an option for you. Am I eligible? You are eligible if you are: A … in Canada and Nova Scotia AND Facing barriers to employment. Barriers may include non-transferable credentials, lack of Canadian work … Why should you apply? Finding meaningful work in a new country can come with multiple challenges including non-transferable …
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… November 1918 in Berlin, East Germany, to a Jewish family of moderate means who ran a tobacco company.By the time I was two years old, my father died in the flu epidemic of 1921 and my mother was forced to run the business and look after her children on her own; a very difficult thing for a woman at …
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… Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He … things worked and where we should go. The date was July 28, 2001 and my uncle was in Halifax for the first time since he arrived at Pier 21 … in Ontario and elsewhere. "This must be the deluxe model that came after my time," explained my uncle. "The one I rode in had wooden …
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… (Updated January 28, 2022) Perfect Landings was created by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 to coincide with the Canadian … The idea of this exhibit grew out of our experience some years ago hosting a temporary exhibit from the Canadian Museum of History, … impact of immigration in the discipline of figure skating in Canada? After surveying the history, we find that the tools or equipment, the …
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… of Arrival: June 25, 1958 Age on Arrival: 20 I am honoured to have my name displayed at the Pier 21 Sobey Wall of Honour sponsored by my … That’s where, I think, I inherited my overwhelming love for animals. After my basic education from 1944 to 1952, slightly interrupted by …
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… with them for the remainder of the war. While in Ajax, he met his wife to be, Jessie Bernice (Bunny) Wight and they were married … were opening up their homes and billeting servicemen and their wives. After much searching, Forbes was finally able to secure lodging with …