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  • Hungarian Culture Trunk Photographs
    … Life in Hungary Coming to Canada Arrival in Canada Life in Canada …
  • Enemy Aliens - Internment in Canada 1914–1920
    … February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 867A During the … which lasted until 1920. During this time, Canada interned 8,579 people identified as “enemy aliens”, mainly Ukrainian and German …
  • The Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
    … (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. …
  • Bruno Talotta
    … 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 …
  • Frederick Stubbs
    … Stubbs June 22, 1912 - April 9, 1998 I was born in Sheffield, England and was the eldest of five boys. The First Great War started in … after 1918 there was tremendous advertising to immigrate to Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Various government sponsored … work in Canada. My father agreed to let my brother, Sidney, and me come to Canada with the hope that after a few years we would be able to …
  • Does Anyone Have Any Questions?
    … coming to Pier 21, but there is something universal I hope all visitors bring: questions. It might seem like a trivial thing, dear … the scope of what we talk about here at the Museum. The history of Canadian immigration is a vast and immensely complicated thing. It’s a … your questions provide a much clearer sense of where your interests lie, and what we should be talking about. Questions help me gauge your …
  • Navelli Social Club – Toronto, Ontario
    … In honour of the immigrants from Navelli, L’Aquila, Italy and their families for their commitment to sustaining Italian culture, traditions and everlasting friendships in Canada. In onore degli immigrati di Navelli, … L’Aquila per il loro impegno nel sostenere la cultura italiana, le tradizioni e le amicizie eterrne in Canada. …
  • Immigration Act, 1910
    … climate or requirements of Canada.” Immigrants sponsored by charitable organizations were also excluded, unless they obtained prior written permission from the superintendent of …
  • Immigration Act, 1906
    … of European farmers to the Canadian West. He supported a more selective policy to limit the arrival of undesirable immigrants, focusing … the imposition of more stringent regulations. Immigration was becoming increasingly diverse at the beginning of the twentieth century …
  • Ernst Radke
    … brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to … took 10 days. The seas were very rough for the first 9 days. My father said there were times when the propeller would come completely out of … near Hannah. Our new life in Canada was difficult. My parents were poor but they worked very hard. My father worked on various farms until …

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