• Canadian Multiculturalism Policy, 1971
    … In a statement to the House of Commons on 8 October 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau … official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve the cultural freedom of all individuals and provide recognition of the … singular culture could define Canada and that the government accepted “the contention of other cultural communities that they, too, are …
  • Order-in-Council PC 1911-1324
    … In early twentieth-century Canada, there was widespread domestic pressure to ban Black immigration, although the … agents participated in the alarmist exclusion by creating many obstacles for immigrants of African descent. For instance, Canadian … fare for train travel, rather than the reduced settler rate. [4] The Commissioner of Immigration for Western Canada bribed a medical …
  • Bombardier John Hamilton Glawson
    … John Hamilton Glawson 26 May 1923 – 2 August 2003 Member of Hartney Branch #26 & Brandon … Artillery Canadian Army: Nov 19, 1941 – Jan 19, 1946: B Troop, 19th Battery, 3rd Field Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corp …
  • Dennis Teitsma Annie vd.Zee Teitsma
    … Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get away from it all. Living in an industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their utmost to shield us from the negative effects …
  • eat make share: a taste of immigration
    … May 10, 2025–January 18, 2026 Recipes eat make share Perfect Pairings …
  • Gerrit L. de Groot, Maria de Groot
    … Maria de Groot and family - Netherlands, 1953 Maria de Groot and family - Canada, 2002 Maria de Groot and children - Canada, 2003 … Gerrit L. de Groot, Maria de Groot …
  • Mario DeMello
    … So, the club that we belonged to, you could go and play a multitude of sports. They’re very affordable. So, in that hometown, the way … they were electing a new executive and I ran for the executive… I made it on board. And I been on the board since 1973. I’ve been the president for many, many years and worked in different roles. …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource” …
  • Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource”
    … Museum Unveils a “Super Important Resource” …
  • Medical Facilities at Pier 21
    … (Updated July 20, 2021) Introduction: Medical Screening at Pier 21 The manual used by immigration staff in the 1950s stated that medical and physical requirements of the Immigration Act were “[f]or the protection of residents of Canada, …