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The CIHS Bulletin
Published three to four times a year, the CIHS Bulletin is our main publication
containing articles and commentary of interest to our members.
The latest edition of the Bulletin is number 113,
published in October 2025
In this edition:
Latest articles
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This Canadian visitor visa is 40 years old, and so is the CIHS!
Susan Gregson confirms that it was she, as a young visa officer in Beijing, who issued this Canadian visitor visa (or “CVV” as we called them) back in the summer of 1986, just before being cross-posted to Rome. Coincidentally, the CIHS is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026! In February of 1986, the seventeen original…
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Canadian Immigration Statistics, 1966 to 2011
We have added a number of statistical documents to our site. Two publications – one simply titled “Immigration Statistics” and the other “Facts and Figures” were issued annually between 1966 and 2011. They offer insight into the changing demographic of immigrants to Canada, particularly following the adoption of the points system or significant world events…
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Immigration Promotion and Recruitment in 1889
In his annual report for 1889, the Special Agent on Manitoba and North West Colonization, Mr. W. Webster, provides an account of his activities over the course of the year. He details the significant efforts he has made to entice farmers already in Ontario to move to the recently opened Canadian west while discouraging them…
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The Canadian Immigration Historical Society (CIHS) was formed in 1986, when seventeen people met and agreed upon the need for a non-partisan organization gathering historians, political scientists, sociologists, academics, government officials and private individuals to develop and promote interest in Canadian immigration and refugee matters and history.
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