Migration

 Government links for immigrating to Canada.

Ship arrivals, passenger lists, images, letters and documents.

A flash version and table version available. 

A lesson plan.

This set of short activities for intermediate and senior students is based on summary tables available in the Canadian statistics section of Statistics Canada’s website. The activities can be conducted as paper-based assignments or as assignments to develop basic keyboarding or Internet navigation skills. (Canadian schools can obtain a free username and password to access CANSIM II and E-Stat by contacting Statistics Canada.)

• Population and Growth Components - 1851-1996
• Immigration - 8 page. pdf file
• Tracking Immigration Trends
  • 100 years of Immigration in Canada (pdf file - username and password needed)
• 100 years of education, income and expenditures, health and urban development 
  • One hundred years of labour force - pdf file - username and password needed)

Images of Canada Gallery - Transportation of people

Primary source text and pictures outlining immigration in Canada.

Primary source text and pictures outlining immigration in Canada.

 Advertising for Immigrants to Western Canada, 1870-1930.

An essay from the About Canada Series - Mount Allison University, NB

Type in the name of a Canadian community for statistics and a map.

• Stories of Pier 21 :Immigrants, volunteers, guest children, war brides, refugees, World War II

An excellent resource that explains the immigration policies in Canada regarding Chinese immigrants. Click on Word, sentences, or paragraphs to learn about this topic. Try the quizzes after reviewing the material.

Some primary source documents about Canadian immigrants in the nineteenth century.

A 12 page pdf file. You will need to have password permission from Statistics Canada to download this file. Canadian schools can arrange this by contacting http://www.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/statcomment.pl 

Delve into the history of WWII Jewish orphans and learn about the life and times of these children. Click on the pictures at the top of the page and explore the stories of the lives of survivors. 

Take in the inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories of those pioneers the loved ones they left behind.

A 12 page pdf file lesson plan.

6 page pdf file lesson plan

Links to immigration in the U.S.

An immigration lesson plan that you can modify for the Ontario classroom by using Statistics Canada data.