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  • “My life story would not have played out… if it wasn't for the kindness of these children on Peter Street”
    … Karl Subban, father of five, including former NHL star defenceman P.K Subban, tells the … school principal, and father of five (including star NHL defenceman P.K. Subban) tells how a simple invitation from a group of kids on his … “My life story would not have played out… if it wasn't for the kindness of these children on Peter Street” …
  • Dr. Zak El-Ramly
    … on a student visa in 1969 from Egypt. He landed in Ottawa, where he completed a master’s degree in combustion engineering and a PhD in aeronautical engineering at … University. He later became a leader and trailblazer at BC Hydro. His company, ZE PowerGroup Inc. is an innovator and major player in BC's …
  • Dr. Zak El-Ramly, Described Video
    … on a student visa in 1969 from Egypt. He landed in Ottawa, where he completed a master’s degree in combustion engineering and a PhD in aeronautical engineering at … University. He later became a leader and trailblazer at BC Hydro. His company, ZE PowerGroup Inc. is an innovator and major player in BC's …
  • Reinhard, Anna Lehmann
    … (Lower Saxony) from 1945 to 1949 at which time we immigrated to Canada. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM A BOOK WRITTEN BY EDMUND … industry and better paying jobs. Others started migrating to North or South America. In early 1949 we packed up and took a train to a … I did not eat wieners for about 15 years. The voyage was not a good experience for me. I was seasick for 10 of the 11 days of our …
  • Rosa and Giuseppe Ritorto
    … Memories of my immigration to Canada I was 14 years old on the 15th of March, 1959 when I, along with my parents, 2 younger brothers and a sister said good-bye to our dear grandparents, aunt, uncle and little cousin …
  • El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick • The Honorary Consulate of Mexico in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
    … El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick The Honorary Consulate of … que han inmigrado a Canadá, trayendo su rica cultura y espíritu emprendedor para contribuir en la construcción de un nuevo país. In recognition of the work accomplished by all … El Consulado Honorario de México en Nueva Escocia y Nuevo Brunswick • The Honorary Consulate …
  • Immigration Act, 1910
    … the list of prohibited immigrants expanded and the governor-in-council (i.e. federal cabinet) was given greater authority to make … required to have $200 in their possession before being permitted entry (PC 926, 9 May 1910), while all other immigrants, male and female, were required to have a minimum of $25 upon their arrival in Canada (PC 924 9 May 1910). [4]   Library and Archives Canada. Statutes of …
  • Empress of Britain - Peter Duschinsky
    Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 6:33 Transcript But we used to walk around the the, the hills of Salzburg. We used to watch the skiers, it was really great. And then uh, we got the okay to go to Canada, very rapidly, because, and I hadn’t mentioned this before, the third sister Boezsi …
  • Giovanni Marrone
    … 21, 1927, Fossacesia, Italy Immigration : 1953 Sailing Ship : SS Nea Helles Date of Departure : May 21, 1953, Napoli, Italy Date of Arrival … especially by those with whom they endured the struggle. World War II, the subsequent German retreat and Allied advancement through Italy …
  • Call Your Grandparents
    … about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is that every interaction is … their family members about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that … and be interested; I guarantee that every single person has a good story to tell. Think your pie-baking housewife grandmother is …

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