• Geography: Migration
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/social/social.html#migrate
  The Ontario Curriculum, Grade 8
  

• Immigration and Citizenship
  http://settlement.org/site/IC/home.asp
  Government links for immigrating to Canada.
  
  
• Investigating Our Canadian Citizenship
  http://www.stf.sk.ca/src/TMC/E10041/Citizenship.htm
  Lesson plan.
  
   
• Immigrants to Canada
  http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html
  Ship arrivals, passenger lists, images, letters and documents.
  
  
• One Hundred Years of Immigration to Canada
  http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/etoimm/time.cfm
  A flash version and table version available. 
  
   
• Canada at Scale
  http://www.archives.ca/05/0514_e.html
  "From astrolabe to computers, the history of our country and evolution in technology are laid out before us."
  • Exploration, colonization  and development.
    
     
• Canada's Immigration Patterns 1955  to present
  http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/immig1.htm
  A statcan lesson plan.
  
  
• StatCan Activities
  http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/tgif/tgif1.htm
  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 by mother tongue
  • 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)
      
      
• Statistical Profiles of  Canadian Communities
  http://ceps.statcan.ca/english/profil/PlaceSearchForm1.cfm
  Type in the name of a Canadian community for statistics and a map.
  
  
• Pier 21
  http://pier21.ns.ca/ 
  • Stories of Pier 21 :Immigrants, volunteers, guest children, war brides, refugees, World War II
    
    
• Forging Our Legacy
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/legacy/
  Canadian Citizenship and Immigration 1900-1977. A survey history, it traces the evolution of Canadian citizenship and the role played by immigration in the development of Canada from the turn of the century until 1977, when the last major amendment to the Citizenship Act was made.
  
  
• Milestones of the 20th Century
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/milestones/
  A photo essay of immigration to Canada in this century.
  
  
• Canada Science and Technology Museum
  http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/index1.html
  Images of Canada Gallery
  Transportation of people
  
  
• The Role of Transportation in Canadian Immigration 1900-2000
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/transport/index.html
  This on-line book highlights the role played by transportation in the history of immigration during the 20th century and takes a look at the future. It traces the key changes in how newcomers came here: just as modes of transportation changed, so did immigration and refugee policy.
  
  
• The Peopling of Canada: 1891-1921
  http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/canada1891/
  Primary source text and pictures outlining immigration in Canada.
  
  
• The Peopling of Canada: 1946-1976
  http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/canada1946/
  Primary source text and pictures outlining immigration in Canada.
  
  
• The Last Best West
  http://www.civilisations.ca/hist/advertis/adindexe.html
  Advertising for immigrants to Western Canada, 1870-1930. 
  • The early years 1870-1897
  • Advertising in Britain, 1900-1916
  • Advertising in Europe, 1900-1920s
  • Presenting newcomers to Canada, 1910-1911
  • Advertising in the United States, 1900-1920s
  • Advertising in Britain,1920s

   

• Multiculturalism
  http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/multi/index_e.cfm
  Many links on this federal government web site about multiculturalism in Canada.
  • Canada Facts and Figures
    
     
• Statistics on Multiculturalism in Canada
  http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/multi/pubs/multi-stats_e.cfm?nav=2
  pdf and rtf articles on multiculturalism.
  
   
• Multiculturalism in Canada
  http://www.pch.gc.ca/csp-pec/english/about/multi/index.htm
  Text and tables describing: Immigration the early years, Attitudes towards immigrants, Immigration in the modern era, Multiculturalism policy, Prospects for a new future.
  
  
• Multiculturalism In Canada
  http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/multi/index.htm#immigration:
  An essay from the About Canada Series - Mount Allison University, NB
  
   
• Multicultural Canada
  http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/multi/assets/pdfs/multidem_e.pdf
  73 page pdf file that includes: ethnic origin, immigration, census questions.
  
  
• A Newcomer's Introduction to Canada
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/guide/index.html
  
  
• Immigrating to Canada
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.html
  Here you can find out how immigrants are selected, where to go and how to apply.
  
  
• Applications to Immigrate to Canada
  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/
  
  
• Chinese Immigration Policy
  http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/h06/direct.htm
  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.
  
  
• Immigrants to Canada
  http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/thevoyage.html
  Some primary source documents about Canadian immigrants in the nineteenth century.
  
  
• 100 Years of immigration in Canada
  http://estat.statcan.ca/content/english/articles/cst/cst-pop11.pdf
  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 
  
   
• Open Hearts- Closed Doors:  The War Orphans Project
  http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/
  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.
  
  
• Germany-Canada Migration
  http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Migrations/english/index.html
  Take in the inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories of those pioneers the loved ones they left behind.
  
   
• Immigration
  http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/2001/pdf/Act-7e.pdf
  A 12 page pdf file lesson plan.
  
  
• Where do we come from?
  http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/2001/pdf/Act-6e.pdf
  • 6 page pdf file lesson plan

   

• Visit a Refugee Camp
  http://www.msf.ca/refugeecamp/
  Learn about the basic needs in a refugee camp: Shelter, food, water, sanitation, and health care. Hear the personal stories of refugees and relief workers. Find out how 39 million people are forced to live today. On-line teacher's resources are available.
  
  
• Immigration
  http://www.eduscapes.com/42explore/migration.htm
  Links to immigration in the U.S.
  
  
• Cultural Profiles
  http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/
  Many immigrants come to Canada each year. Learn about the countries that they came from to start a new life in Canada.
  
  
• County of Origin Comparison
  http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-696.html
  An immigration lesson plan that you can modify for the Ontario classroom by using Statistics Canada data
  
  

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
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