Immigration: Early Arrivals in BC

Immigration Acts and Legislation

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Canadian Immigration and Legislation

​Settling the West:  Immigration to the Prairies from 1867 to 1914
Canada in the Making:  Pioneers and Immigrants

​Immigration History:  Ethnic and Cultural Groups - From  Library and Archives Canada
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The Canadian Encyclopedia: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
 
Moving here, Staying Here: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/immigrants/index-e.html
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Ukrainians
 
1890s Immigration: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/histoires_de_chez_nous-community_memories/pm_v2.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=0&ex=464&sl=5504&pos=1
 
Canadian History: http://www.torugg.org/History/history_of_ukrainians_in_canada.html
 
 
Kanakas:
 
Salt Spring Archives: http://saltspringarchives.com/kanaka/barb/timeline.html
 
Stanley Park's Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch and Brockton Point 
(Jean Barman)
http://www.mapleridgemuseum.org/08_community/09/08_09_05_07_kanaka.html
 
 
Chinese:
 
Royal BC Museum: http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/staffprofiles/files/2013/08/Victorias-Chinese-Immigrant-Fishermen-Grant-Keddie.pdf
 
 
Japanese:
 
National Association of Japanese Canadians - https://najc.ca/early-history/
 
Japanese Overseas Migration Museum (online) – mostly in Japanese (would need to translate materials)
 
Canadian Nikkei – Japanese Canadian Timeline
​ http://www.canadiannikkei.ca/blog/japanese-canadan-timeline/
 
 
African-American:
 
BC Black History – Immigration Time-line 
http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/timeline.php?id=1800
 
 
Jewish:
 
Jewish Museum & Archives: 
http://archives.jewishmuseum.ca/search?query=immigration&repos=

African-American:
 
BC Black History – Immigration Time-line 
http://www.islandnet.com/~bcbhas/learn/map.html
 
 
Jewish:
 
Jewish Museum & Archives: 
http://archives.jewishmuseum.ca/search?query=immigration&repos=
 
 
Italians
 
Info on Italians across Canada:
http://canadianportraits.concordia.ca/exhibitions/17_PETERS-NPG1-FINAL_DV.pdf
 
Kootenay settlement:
http://www.discoveringthekootenays.ca/hhb.html