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… personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many generations? A … where they lived Marriage and death records Census records Gravesites Who we can search for Searches are not limited to people who immigrated through Pier 21 . "That's a common misconception," says Jocelyn Bourque, Genealogical Researcher …
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… The Empire Settlement Act of 1922 was an agreement between the British government and several commonwealth countries designed to facilitate the resettlement of … Empire Settlement Act, 1922 …
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… The Immigration Act of 1952 was not a significant departure from prior legislation as it largely codified existing practices and established a … reversing or otherwise interfering in immigration proceedings, unless they related to a Canadian citizen or a person with Canadian …
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… Time 0:05:05 Transcript In 1958, I left Hong Kong for London, England, to study a nursing program. The … nursing skills in world. The nurse can work can work in most of the Commonwealth countries. Having graduated as a registered nurse, and …
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… as it was a very warm day for traveling and we were getting stiff with sitting so long. (I forgot to mention that three other wives traveled … all into a London transport bus which took us to a Red Cross Hostel in South Street. We were immediately told to report to the Medical … workers came round with a lovely cup of tea which was more than welcome at that early hour. We left Waterloo about 7.30am. Traveling on …
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… Life in Hungary Coming to Canada Arrival in Canada Life in Canada …
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… Dad emigrated to Canada from the little town of Maierato in Calabria Italy. He left Italy on March 10th, … He arrived in Toronto, Ontario on March 21st,1966, and therefore, I believe he landed in Halifax on March 19th. He travelled on the Queen Frederica ship. He was …
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… (plus amendments: 1887, 1892, 1900, 1903) Following the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration … recommended by the commission. This became the first piece of Canadian legislation to exclude immigrants on the basis of their ethnic origin. …
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… for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, … age 15, my brother Dionigi or Dan as he came to be known, age 8, and Laura, age 4 boarded the ship La Biancamano in August 1955. Filena … better than some of the family they left behind. They wanted to help anyway they could. I remember my aunts returning the favour by sending …
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… By recording peoples’ immigration stories through oral history interviews, the Museum … interviews for research purposes, they’re also used on the Museum’s website and eventually the entire collection will be available online. So …