• Giovanni Raimondo
    Giovanni Raimondo …
  • “This Is An Emotional Place” - The Notes They Left Behind
    The Thiessen family wearing luggage tags, September 1950, DI2013.848.2.   Hundreds of old-fashioned luggage tags adorn two walls in the Museum. They are left by visitors and covered with drawings and handwritten messages in different languages. During Pier 21’s years as an immigration shed, …
  • Perfect Landings
    Immigration and Figure Skating in Canada For a limited time only! Saturday, October 26 to Monday, November 11, 2024 Discover the immigration stories behind some of Canada’s pioneering figure skaters, coaches and builders. Some came to skate, while others immigrated to join their families or in some …
  • Pav Bhaji - Arvinda and Preena Chauhan
    This Mumbai street-food specialty—a mashed vegetable curry (the bhaji) with a ghee-toasted soft bun (pav)—will be love at first bite, guaranteed. The first time I visited Mumbai, on the inbound flight I sat next to a Mumbaiker who was returning home, and we had a great conversation about the food …
  • Donations to the Collection
    The Museum builds its collection by the donation of stories, oral histories, and other materials from public and private sources.  Please check with Collections staff before sending offered items to the Museum. Physical artifacts and archival material must remain with the donor until the …
  • Exploring Pier 21’s Immigration Quarters
    by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 20, 2021) Introduction: Accommodation and Detention at Pier 21 Pier 21 is best known as Halifax’s receiving station for almost one million immigrants to Canada, and as a key embarkation facility during the Second World War. However, most of the people …
  • The Gold Rush in British Columbia and the Yukon
    by Western University's MA Public History Program Students "The crowd of crazy fools" [1] It was a strange scene in Dawson City in the summer of 1897. Amidst the ramshackle wooden buildings, the muddy streets, and the grime covered prospectors, a large white circus tent covered the space of a city …
  • Media Releases
    Media Releases …
  • Office of the Auditor General Reports
    Special Examination Report 2020 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 …
  • Host a Travelling Exhibition
    Engage your audience in immigration history and create conversation by featuring an exhibition from our expert curatorial team in your space. What’s available eat make share: a taste of immigration A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada Refuge Canada Tent Refuge Canada Fully …