News and Findings

Illegal immigration a concern at the turn of 20th century

Globe and Mail, 1900: "U.S. Immigrants"

24 December 2022

Canada does not want to extradite an ex-slave refugee to the US

Globe and Mail, 1860: "In the Name of ... Mercy, ... Humanity, ... God"

30 November 2022

100 years ago British immigrants to Canada were trained in scientific agriculture before departure

Globe and Mail, 1912: "Training Emigrants for Canada"

A Canadian Military Order was issued on this day in 1864 for US Army deserters and refugees

Globe and Mail, 1864: "Important to Skedaddlers: A Canadian Military Order"

29 September 2022

50 Years ago today Canada started the Ugandan Refugee Operation

Globe and Mail, 1972: "Canadians Sacrifice Hockey to Receive Refugees"

75 years ago Canadian families needed domestic workers

Globe and Mail, 1947: "Will select 1,000 DP Girls as Domestics for Canada"

Historic labour market analysis

Globe and Mail, 1875: "A Letter From Canada"

110 years ago Among Canadian Newcomers

by Globe and Mail: "A Norwegian Settlement in Central Alberta"

100 years ago (Globe and Mail) Songs on Lips of Newcomers

: "Colonist train goes west with happy Slavs, Turks and Italians are no longer enemies"

36 years ago (Globe and Mail) the Chernobyl explosion

: "Ukrainian Canadians Wait for News"

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