Journey to Freedom Day
The Library Services section of the Research and Data Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recently issued this bilingual inventory of material to mark ‘Journey to Freedom Day’.
The Library Services section of the Research and Data Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recently issued this bilingual inventory of material to mark ‘Journey to Freedom Day’.
This project presents a series of interviews conducted with professionals who helped transform the delivery of settlement services to newly arrived immigrants to Canada. They have worked in various facets of Canada’s immigration system and, in many instances, had to fill a policy void with practical measures to ensure the effective integration of newcomers into…
Extracts from a speech delivered by Mr. Raph Girard At the conference of the Association of Canadian Studies Gatineau, Quebec October 2, 2023 Canada has a well-established record of aid and advocacy internationally on behalf of refugees but the activities most visible to the public are those related to immigration. In my remarks, I will…
In consultation with Society President Michael Molloy, Historica Canada has produced and released (on World Refugee Day – June 20) a Heritage Minute on the Indochinese ‘boat people’. The story in the Heritage Minute is based on the experiences of CBC Ottawa reporter Judy Trinh who was master of ceremonies at the launch of “Running on Empty:…
We have updated the page containing photo albums from the southeast Asian refugee resettlement program of the late 1970s and early 1980s to make them easier to view. Anyone who has photos that they feel will be of interest to CIHS members, from any period of Canada’s immigration history, is encouraged to let us know. We will…
Radio-Canada a diffusé un reportage sur « Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975-1980 »
CIHS President Michael Molloy , Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Dawn Edlund, Naomi Alboim and Doctor Nhung Tran-Davies recently discussed Canada’s and Canadians’ humanitarian tradition. The panel was organized by the Canada School of Public Service which has made this video link accessible. The panel discussed their respective experiences with major refugee movements – Alboim…