Share your story

The Museum may collect stories that meet the following criteria:

• The story meets the Museum’s mandate: “explore the theme of immigration to Canada in order to enhance public understanding of the experiences of immigrants as they arrived in Canada, of the vital role immigration has played in the building of Canada and of the contributions of immigrants to Canada’s culture, economy, and way of life.” (Museums Act)
• The story focuses on first-person experiences or spans intergenerational memory (80–100 years). If it is not your direct experience, the story will be based on what was told to you by your parents, grandparents, or other relatives.
• Stories that offer a significant addition to our knowledge of historic Pier 21 OR stories that add to our knowledge of Canadian immigration.
• Place or country of origin and date/year of arrival is shared (known or estimated).
• Stories must be a minimum of one paragraph.
• Stories must not use discriminatory language.
• Story content cannot be plagiarized.
• The story has not been previously published professionally or academically (articles, book chapters, etc.). Anything that has been published for profit will not be considered. Self-published stories for personal or family use may be considered.
• Submitted stories cannot have been previously accepted by another museum, archive or other institution.
• If submitting a story in a Word or PDF document with embedded images:
  • All images in a digital document must belong to you, or you must have permission from family or friends to use them.
  • Embedded images must have a caption with written context, or that context must be in the story.
  • The following items must not be used and cannot be considered:
    • Hyperlinks
    • GIFs and moving images
    • Images from published sources, other institutions, or government records

Veteran/deployment stories will not be accepted unless they meet criteria outlined above.