• Would You Pass The Test?
    … people, and we wanted to find a way to share that with our visitors. So, we created a space in the new Canadian Immigration Hall to connect … test. When a hopeful-citizen actually does the real test, they have 30 minutes to answer 20 questions. The purpose of the test is to … are precious in museums. It is in this moment that they realise that becoming a citizen is not easy. That would-be-citizens are expected to …
  • Moving Around by Youmei
    … 0:04:04 Transcript What does a new life mean to you? There are many reasons to start a new life. I had to start a new life when the Cultural … was active in different universities, museums, libraries, schools, and community centers. I was like a sponge taking in everything that I was … started looking for opportunities in other countries. I didn’t take an offer for a post-doctoral position in Australia, when I got the …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … far, the entries in this timeline were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of Vikings in Newfoundland 1000 years ago , all the way up to the 300,000 refugees that have arrived since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … far, the entries in this timeline were created by Dr. Daniel Sims, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies at the University of Northern … rights. Arrivals The arrivals lens is about the history of people coming to these lands , beginning with the temporary settlement of Vikings in Newfoundland 1000 years ago , all the way up to the 300,000 refugees that have arrived since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …
  • Sbarra B
    … that is…and I thought that one of the brief stories she told me about some events that preceded her immigration to Canada would be an … from the customary and somewhat familiar tales. Let me explain how she expressed some accounts of post- World War II events that … further westward. Steyr remained under Russian control for a short while, but soon afterward the conflict between the American army (the …
  • Joan May Brister Caswill
    … passed away this past October at the age of 87. I left England from Southampton on February 25 1946 on the Aquatania. I remember quite … destined for Western Canada, where we were joining our new husbands. I had last seen Bob almost 10 months ago, on May 8th, 1945 (which of … for privacy and worrying about what might lie ahead! I don't recall how the cabins were allocated, but some of my cabin mates had babies …
  • Rudy Alonzi
    … was myself, at a very young age working by her side and learning how to run our store, at the same time also attending school. She was … at us when we least expect it. Everything I am, and have today, I owe it to her. There is not enough room in my heart to possibly tell … in 1939 and she was learning how to become a seamstress. My brother Joe was born in 1943 and he was learning carpentry. My youngest sister …
  • Ausma Levalds Rowberry
    … reunited with her family for the next five years at Mezainos. Karline again was separated from her parents and sisters: Lize, Paulite and … of 1915, for three years during the war. She was taken to Gruntos while the rest of the family was ordered from their farm to Vidzeme. In … the Old Testament to her grandfather on Sundays. As soon as he dozed off, Karline read the New Testament however, this pleasure was brief …
  • Anyone Could Be a Refugee; No One Chooses To Be a Refugee
    … When there is a war in a country, it can become difficult for its citizens to leave... People lose their … Or, they might simply stay put and instead move around the country while waiting to return to their homes. Each of these categories of … the civil war, where there was violence every day, my family faced so many difficulties but… we managed to stay. Growing up, it was …
  • Bufis, Resettlement by Khadar
    … Time 0:03:34 Transcript I was born in Somalia in 1981. By 1991 Somalia had a civil war. We ran to the nearest … at the camp want to be resettled but it’s not in our decision. At 8:30 every morning there was an update from the UNHCR on the notice board … date and location for resettlement interviews. One day I was in my office as a school principal, when I received a phone call from my …