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  • Achille Ginevra Rinaldo Aldo Carinci
    … May 12, 1956 the Castel Felice arrives in Canada. It will take two days on a train before my father finds his roots in Toronto, Ontario. From this day forward the dream of a better life is realized in the children and … Thank you for the ambition, the sacrifices and the accomplishments we are so proud of. …
  • Antonio Paolo Cappuccitti
    … 3 Arrived in Canada as a 3 year old. Travelled with my mother Antonia di Poce Cappuccitti and my older sister Santina Tersigni, she was 9 at the time. We were going to Toronto to meet my father Serafino Cappuccitti. He had … Well it worked out for me. I grew up in Toronto as a stalwart Canadian, a Maple Leafs fan and a career Public Servant. I was able to …
  • Thy Anne Chu Quang
    … Animated by Grace An Music by Sigmund Washington Thy Anne Chu Quang is … with the French Solidarity Priority Fund and the French Agency for Development. Return to Soft Landing Soft Landing is a project curated … Thy Anne Chu Quang …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 2
    … (Updated October 22, 2020) Immigration through the Port of Quebec during the 1920s In the 1920s, the Port of Quebec’s primary function became grain export. However, the site continued to be a major point of entry for …
  • Fascinating Canadian Speaker Series
    … Luncheon with a Fascinating Canadian Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Time: 11:30am Location: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W. Toronto, ON In support of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. For event … Fascinating Canadian Speaker Series …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2023 - shalan joudry
    … We were deeply honoured to have poet, storyteller, singer and artist … previously created poem, Kmɨtkinu (“our homeland” in Mi’kmaw) which weaves together Mi’kmaw history, with calls for non-Indigenous peoples … the creative process behind Dancing Kmɨtkinu, the collaboration between shalan and Mocean Dance.  The artist explained, “The new movement …
  • Margaret Felteau
    … anniversary on January 4, 2003. I love this country dearly (don't always like the politicians!) and have few regrets. Somehow, I have always believed that if one works hard, (I was a nurse), and lives the … took this picture of me, with daughters Dawn and Virginia on Mothers Day, May 12, 2002. Margaret Mew (Felteau) …
  • The Netherlands Trunk
    … Galleries* *Section being updated, we apologize for any inconvenience caused Dutch Culture and Traditions Quotes Statistics Recommended Resources …
  • “Young Man, You Take Yourself Far Too Seriously”: The Memoirs of Immigration Officer Fenton Crosman
    … by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering variety of sources . There are … One of these individuals is Fenton Crosman, whose career with the Canadian immigration department spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, at …

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