• Empire Settlement Act, 1922
    … friends and acquaintances for farm labour or domestic work. [3] Not all of the settlement schemes were met with success. More than 1,000 of the families approved for the 3,000 Family Scheme …
  • Immigration Act, 1952
    … climate and probable inability to assimilate. The new act additionally granted the minister of citizenship and immigration broad … appeals boards. In effect, the minister became the final authority in all immigration cases. [2] To ensure that the executive branch of … intended to simplify the administration of immigration policy, it actually decreased the efficiency of immigration procedures. The unlimited …
  • Immigration Regulations, Order-in-Council PC 1962-86, 1962
    … movement, the classes of sponsored immigrants were also expanded; all Canadian citizens or permanent residents, regardless of their … sponsored relatives from Asian nations. [4] While the government originally intended to develop a new immigration act, this policy was … By drafting these regulations, Fairclough likely introduced a more liberal policy than could have been achieved through a new …
  • Immigration Act Amendment, 1919
    … as evidence of an impending Bolshevik revolution, despite nearly all the strike leaders being British-born and educated. [2] The events of 1919 convinced the government to add more restrictive regulations to its immigration policy in an effort to … from countries that fought against Canada during the war were specifically prohibited. The restricted categories of political dissidents were …
  • Montreal Overseas War Brides Club
    … War Brides who have lived and raised their families in Montreal. They all came through Pier 21, Halifax between 1944 and 1947. …
  • John and Jane Dillen
    … I remember coming to Halifax in the fall of 1953 and seeing the red coloured maples, yellow birches, greens and oranges. I thought I had come to a very special place - a magic land. I remember thinking life would be good in such a land. Life has been good to all of us here. Akky Mansikka …
  • Vladimir Nikolajevich
    … medicine as a GP in Toronto and was the first to set up a "clinic" for all patients to come to; an unheard of method to see patients for that time. Vladimir …
  • Herman Newman
    … Pier 21 is a wonderful contribution not only to Halifax but to all of Canada. This is something that was so dear to Herman's heart. …
  • Czech and Slovak Association of Canada • The Embassy of the Czech Republic
    … and Slovak Association of Canada The Embassy of the Czech Republic For all Czechs and Slovaks who found freedom in Canada from political …