• Artist in Residence
    … Call for Artists 2026 The goal of our six-month residency is to enable an artist to create new work that advances their art practice while also aligning with the Museum’s mandate. We are currently planning for the spring 2027 …
  • Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
    … The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 was passed by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in … regulations to limit Chinese immigration. Commonly referred to as the “Chinese Exclusion Act,” the legislation virtually restricted all …
  • Tibetan Immigration to Canada
    … Heritage Month offers all Canadians an opportunity to learn more about the history of Asian Canadians and to celebrate their contributions to the growth and prosperity of Canada. [1] In May of each year we celebrate the contributions that Asian Canadians …
  • Digital Storytelling
    … experience in a personal and creative way. Charlottetown Gimli Guelph Halifax Langley Lethbridge London Markham Moncton Sault Ste. Marie St. John's Toronto Victoria Whitehorse Winnipeg The Digital Storytelling Project As a museum of stories, we have always collected and … Digital Storytelling …
  • Donor Impact
    … Passages The Passages newsletter highlights activities and programs that are made possible by the donations and support you provide. From … exhibitions to personal commemorations to free admission on Canada Day, your support is crucial. Passages shows why.  The Winter 2026 …
  • Culture Trunks
    … The Italian Trunk The Hungarian Trunk The Netherlands Trunk Trunks may contain... Photos Documents Stories Quotes Articles Videos Links and Resources …
  • Bruno Talotta
    … Dad emigrated to Canada from the little town of Maierato in Calabria Italy. He left Italy on March 10th, 1966 from the Port of Messina, Sicily. He arrived in Toronto, … at the young age of 42, to find a better life for him and his family, (my Mother, sister and me) that joined him in Toronto a few months …
  • Immigration Act Amendment, 1919
    … The government introduced new restrictive immigration regulations in 1919 in response to the social and economic turmoil of the immediate postwar period. Following the First World War, the …
  • The Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
    … (plus amendments: 1887, 1892, 1900, 1903) Following the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration in 1885, the federal government passed a bill to restrict Chinese immigration to … The Chinese Immigration Act, 1885 …
  • Atlantic Jewish Council, Canadian Jewish Congress and Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada
    … of Jewish immigrants who entered Canada through this port and made an enormous contribution to their adopted land. En l’honneur des … juifs entrés au Canada par ce port et en reconnaissance de leur grande contribution à leur pays d’adoption. Dedicated by the … Canadian Jewish Congress and Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada. Dédié par le Conseil Juif de l' Atlantique, le Congrès Juifs canadien …