The address is:
Canadian Immigration Historical Society,
P.O. Box 4401, Station E, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B4
Bulletin 103 – December 2022
Expulsion of Ugandan-Asians – 1972
Between September 6 and November 8, 1972, Canada resettled over 6000 Ugandan Asians expelled
from their country. To mark this fiftieth anniversary, CIHS presents:
A commemorative edition of our Bulletin with contributions from Canadians directly involved in this immigration response;
CTV journalist, Omar Sachedina, presented an hour-long documentary tracing his Mother’s first return to Uganda after the expulsion. With his permission we provide the story he wrote for the Globe and... Read more.
Bulletin 102 – September 2022
Bulletin 101 – June 2022
UKRAINE
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has displaced millions of Ukrainians. Many have found refuge in neighboring European countries. Large numbers of Ukrainians will be seeking refuge in Canada. This will not be the first time Canada has helped Ukrainians displaced by war. The following links lead to three articles in the CIHS Bulletin (issues 96, 97, and 98), with the post-WW2 period when Canada resettled large numbers of Ukrainians and other East European displaced by wartime events and una... Read more.
Hearts of Freedom
The Hearts of Freedom project has posted an extensive collection of photos taken by Henry Neufeld, a representative of the Mennonite Central Committee, during his mid 1980s visits to refugee camps in Thailand. We thank the Hearts of Freedom and Henry Neufeld for permission to post these.
Gunn Prize 2022
CIHS and Carleton University are pleased to announce a new partnership to award the Gunn Prize for excellence in a student essay on an historical matter in Canadian immigration policies and programs. Click here for more information.