• Immigration Act, 1869
    … or dumb, blind or infirm,” with the immigration agent authorized to order such individuals returned to their port of departure. The … lodging and transportation services to newly arrived immigrants had to obtain a special license from the government and clearly post … first three decades of Confederation, the rate of emigration remained well above the rate of immigration. [3]   Library and Archives Canada. …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … enlist at the time faced discrimination and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Two Ways to Dig into the History of the Black Battalion (1916-1920)
    … enlist at the time faced discrimination and exclusion. The British War Office did not want to train Black combat units in case they decided to rise up against British colonial … Records at Library and Archives Canada (LAC)” is being offered on Feb 26 th , 2022, in partnership with LAC. Visit No. 2 Construction …
  • Staff Sergeant James Gregg
    … continued until the call came to deploy to Europe and immediately go into action. A day they feared but approached with apprehension and anticipation to finally be going to the front line. James, on some of his furloughs would visit … Canada on board the ship Scythia, disembarking at Quebec City. James had been guaranteed work after the end of the war and was hired by …
  • Corporate Plans
    … Summary of Corporate Plan 2025 - 2026 to 2029 - 2030 Summary of Corporate Plan 2024 - 2025 to 2028 - 2029 Summary of … Archived Corporate Reports Summary of Corporate Plan 2022 - 2023 to 2026 - 2027 Summary of Corporate Plan 2021 - 2022 to 2025 - 2026 Summary …
  • RSM H. Elton Bonnell
    … He left his studies at Prince of Wales College in September/39, in order to enlist with RCAMC. He was posted to military hospitals in … Lt. N/S (Dietician) Claire Mollard, RCAMC , from Saskatchewan, who had also been posted to the Halifax Military Hospital. They had three children. Upon his discharge, R.S.M. Bonnell continued his …
  • Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
    … of this ambiguity, classifying themselves as students and merchants in order to receive an exemption from the entrance duty. [3] With the … diplomats and government representatives; children born in Canada who had left for educational or other purposes; merchants as defined by the minister of immigration and colonization; and students while attending university or college. Vessels transporting Chinese …
  • Collection Policy
    … Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection Policy The … Collection Policy guides collection management practices at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (the Museum). As stewards of … holds this resource in trust for the benefit of future generations while providing access to local, national and global publics. The …
  • Ivano and Giuseppina Ciccone
    … My Dad died in WWII. I got married on March 5th, 1955 to my beautiful bride Josephina. We … short. I started working full time in Port Colborne, Ontario... We had a 2nd child and life was good. Our 2 boys grew up healthy and they both got married. We have 5 …
  • 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, … a signatory to the convention. Previously, the admission of refugees had been determined on an ad hoc basis. Persecuted and displaced …