• Naturalization Act, 1914
    … nationality as determined by its legislature. Canada was the first commonwealth nation to adopt the imperial nationalization policy as …
  • Canadian Multiculturalism Act, 1988
    … The act grew out of a 1987 report issued by the parliamentary standing committee on multiculturalism which stated the existing policy of … emerged. In addition to cultural and linguistic retention, newcomers expressed concerns about employment, housing, education and … in society and promised to assist individuals in eliminating and overcoming discrimination. Intercultural exchange and interaction was …
  • Immigration Act, 1869
    … Act contained few restrictions, large-scale immigration failed to become a reality. During the first three decades of Confederation, the …
  • Search for the First Families of Pier 21
    … Pier 21 and an historic moment at what would become the gateway to Canada for nearly one million immigrants over the next 43 years. One of … Family History Centre is the Museum’s research centre where visitors can have assistance tracing their family history and immigration … A History by Steven Schwinghamer and Jan Raska, co-published by the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian Museum of Immigration, and the …
  • White Paper on Immigration, 1966
    … The White Paper on Immigration was a policy document commissioned by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to review immigration legislation and make recommendations on its restructuring. A major review of policy was deemed … educational or occupational qualifications. [4] The white paper also recommended making revisions to the prohibited classes of immigrants to …
  • Immigration Regulations, Order-in Council PC 1967-1616, 1967
    … personal character; occupational demand; occupational skill; age; pre-arranged employment; knowledge of French and English; the presence of a relative in Canada; and employment opportunities in their … History of Canadian Immigration Policy (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998), 360. ↩ Kelley and Trebilcock, 359. ↩ Triadafilopoulos. ↩ …
  • Royal Commission on Italian Immigration, 1904-1905
    … to 150 percent above cost. [2] Cordasco induced Italian labourers to come to Canada by taking out advertisements in Italian-Canadian …
  • Railway Agreement, 1925
    … growing labour needs. As the Canadian economy began to recover in the 1920s, the demand for labour increased. Canadian authorities initially …
  • Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946
    … and Canadian Citizenship in History,” American Review of Canadian Studies 37, no. 4 (December 2007):444. ↩ Knowles, 65. ↩ Knowles, 66. ↩ …
  • Reflections on Oral History Interviews from Prague Spring Refugees
    … July 19, 2021) Introduction As the Research Intern here at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, as well as a History and … Newfoundland , during a plane refuel while touring with her band. She was nineteen years old, and since she had not planned to immigrate, …