• Filippo Trento
    … to have been able to return to Italy a few times over the years to visit his family he left 50 years ago. …
  • Immigration from the US - Biographies
    … Bruce Campbell Bolin was born in 1946 in Detroit Michigan. He grew up in Dearborn … upon graduation. They came over the Port Huron-Sarnia border settling in Toronto. Bruce worked at the University of Toronto in the … in economics, and Cathy went with him to teach Spanish in the public schools in New Haven. On July 1, 1969, the Wiricks immigrated into …
  • Rudolph P. Bratty Hall/Andrea & Charles Bronfman Theatre
    … Exhibits showcasing Canada's immigration history, a large screen with theatre-style seating, and harbour views. Inclusions: … (up to 50 guests) Bronfman Theatre (up to 103 guests) Bratty Floor Plan Bronfman Floor Plan Event Booking Inquiry …
  • Starting Points: Researching Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 8, 2020) Introduction So … and ethnic history? This short post will give you an overview of the field and suggest some starting points to help get your research underway. Early Scholarship: Immigration as a ‘Problem’? In the early part of the twentieth century, scholars in Canada and the …
  • Anna Runca and Domenico Franco
    … Domenico Franco came to Canada on the Vulcania in 1957. He was 24 years old at the time. He was coming to Canada for a better life to join his older brothers who were already here. Anna Runca, 16 years old … in 1957. She was travelling with her parents and coming to Canada to visit her older sisters and brother who were already here. They met for …
  • Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    … Media Release March 9, 2018 Halifax, NS   Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Opening March 10, Refuge … person accounts and artifacts, this powerful exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through … Refuge Canada Opens at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 …
  • Un/Wanted? Canada and the Resettlement of Chilean, Indochinese and Somali Refugees
    … by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 19, 2020) Introduction After … refugee as an individual who As a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951 and owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for …
  • Railside Room
    … The Railside Room offers a fully accessible space with natural light. … services and standard cleaning before and after event Capacity: Theatre style (up to 40 guests) U shaped (up to 16 guests) Hollow …
  • Velia Ida Bombino
    … almost resulted in Velia not making the departure time, her father wished her well and she boarded the Olympia . Thus began her voyage … started and raised a family. They were blessed with two sons, John (deceased) and Francis (Frank) and four grandchildren who are the …
  • Immigration Act, 1976
    … The Immigration Act of 1976 represented a significant shift in Canadian immigration legislation. It was the first immigration act to clearly outline the fundamental objectives of Canadian immigration policy, define …