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Molloy Bursary

The CIHS Board proudly announces the establishment of the CIHS Molloy Bursary for undergraduate stud...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

Expulsion of Ugandan-Asians – 1972

Between September 6 and November 8, 1972, Canada resettled over 6000 Ugandan Asians expelled from th...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

New national exhibition on Southeast Asian refugee movement to Canada

An exhibit recently opened at the Canadian Museum of History about this significant movement of refu...
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CIHS has a new mail address for your correspondence with us

The address is: Canadian Immigration Historical Society, P.O. Box 4401, Station E, Ottawa, Ontario,...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

UKRAINE

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has displaced millions of Ukrainians. Many have found refuge in ne...
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Journey to Freedom Day

The Library Services section of the Research and Data Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ...
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Gunn Prize 2022

CIHS and Carleton University are pleased to announce a new partnership to award the Gunn Prize for e...
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Presentation on British Home Children

On Wednesday, October 27 at 7pm, the Historical Society of Ottawa and Emma Kent will offer a Zoom pr...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

The Settlement of Indochinese Refugees

The Settlement of Indochinese Refugees: A Preliminary Analysis based on Interviews with Officials of...
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