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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

Genealogy and Ancestor Search

Thank you for your recent inquiry.  Unfortunately, the Canadian Immigration Historical Society’s ...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

A Guide to Official Canadian Immigration Primary Source Materials

The late Dr. Robert Shalka, a CIHS board member, produced this guide on immigration research....
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

FRENCH TEXT IN RUNNING ON EMPTY

Runnng on Empty’, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, includes texts written in French...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

2019 Gunn Prize

The 2019 Gunn Prize has been awarded to Lianne Koren for her essay on Jewish Moroocan migration to M...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

Remembering Ugandan Asians

In 1972 the last of the Ugandan Asians expelled from that country and selected for admission to Cana...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

CIHS Annual Report

CIHS President Michael Molloy delivered his wide-ranging annual report at the October 17 annual gene...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

‘Boat people’ stories

Canadians who came here under the ‘boat people’ movement are now telling their stories. ...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

Roger St. Vincent’s autobiography

The Department of History at Carleton University, Ottawa, has made Roger St. Vincent’s autobio...
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Black and white photograph of students in a classroom, circa 1930s-1940s.

Treasurer’s Report 2018

The Society’s financial report was approved at the AGM of October 18, 2018. [pdf]http://cihs-s...
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