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  • The Action Test of 1920: Literacy and Selection in Canadian Immigration
    … By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian For over a century, Canadian immigration authorities have used language proficiency as a … point of consideration in deciding whether a migrant is admissible to Canada. [1] This is not generally a controversial aspect of current Canadian immigration policy, but when the practice first emerged as an …
  • Driving Canada: A Collaborative Oral History Project
    … pharmacy graduate, switched fields due to visa delays, balancing studies and work before transitioning from Uber to a job aligned with his … (24.10.25RM): 01:27:55. ↩ Yalgar Singh, interviewed by Haroon Khalid, 26 October, 2024 in North York, Ontario. CMIP in collaboration with … oral history project, to build the collection for both current use and future generations, so collaboration beyond the interview phase may or …
  • Able Seaman Leo Patrick Caine
    … Able Seaman Leo Patrick Caine …
  • Kavitha Ramachandran
    … … so it’s very important and understand that again when you’re coming to this country you consider yourself as an infant you don’t … she earned a bachelor’s of science, a master’s in nutrition and dietetics, and a master’s in food service management. In India, Kavitha … a technical assistant and planned to begin a PhD program in the near future. Return to Main Gallery …
  • Kookoo Sabzi - Naz Deravian
    … can be thrown in. This kookoo is prepared traditionally on the stovetop, which is the best way to brown the outside, but you can also place … quickly turn mushy). Add the green onions and the rest of the ingredients except for the eggs and the oil to the green herbs and give a stir to combine. Add the eggs and mix well to combine. The batter should have …
  • Reginald W. and Dorothy E. Haines
    … a fire underneath to boil the whites. The darks were hand washed in a tub, then were rinsed and hung on the line to dry. The children helped … harvest and hay-making time, as well as their regular chores. Chapel service was always attended on Sunday evening, with Reginald at the … to the time of immigration, goods were rationed. Dorothy made a little food go a long way, and even with soap at a premium, Dorothy still …
  • Eva Kende nee Varadi
    … our apartment testing the weight of the satchels and decided that we can handle carrying them for hours. My mother’s cousin gave us a large … that lead people across the border. We packed a string-bag with food and we were ready. We met our friends in the seedy hotel in the … The largest person sat down on the fixture and the rest of us piled on top of her. This was repeated 4-5 times until we reached our …
  • Dennis Teitsma
    … Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … the coalmine since 1937, and by renting some acreage, we grew our own food. We did not need to buy bread, potatoes or vegetables. With four …
  • The Otto Froese Family
    … and their son Justin flew to Halifax and were able to spend the day at Pier 21. It was exactly 50 years to the day that we arrived in … name, Otto Froese, on the Wall of Honour. It was a most memorable day. The displays, the film, the train, everything was very, very … 39, my stepsister Ruth 20 , I was 7, my brothers Peter (turned 5 that day) and Dirk 2, and my little sister Ute was 10 months old. Our nanny …
  • Dennis Teitsma Annie vd.Zee Teitsma
    … Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … the coalmine since 1937, and by renting some acreage, we grew our own food. We did not need to buy bread, potatoes or vegetables. With four …

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