Historical list of immigration and citizenship ministers (as of January 2026)
The historical list of Canadian ministers with responsibility for immigration and citizenship matters has been updated as of January 6, 2026.
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Icelandic Immigration Agent Report, 1889
“Some who came out during the past summer have already sent remittances to their relatives and friends in the Mother Country to assist in their Emigration to Canada during the coming year. This alone is sufficient to shew the improved condition of the industrious and frugal Immigrants who comes to this country. It acts as…
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…
An interview with Joe Bissett
In 1956, James “Joe” Bissett was one of the first recipients of a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Carleton University. CIHS member Doug Dunnington recently located this video of Carleton University’s 2024 interview with Joe, who is a CIHS member emeritus. Carleton has established the Bissett Alumni Award for Distinctive Contributions to the…
The 1975 Green Paper on Immigration and Population
As we approach the fortieth anniversary of the tabling of the Immigration Act, 1976, the Society has compiled some information that might be of interest to those who are researching this period in Canadian immigration history.
