Why did we come to Canada?
About this theme
This theme shows people talking about their decisions to immigrate to Canada. Many state that political and economic pressures were compelling.
Filmed interview with a specialist
A University of Moncton professor talks about the regionalization of immigration and about the hope immigration brings.
Filmed interview with Dr. Chedley Belkodja of University of Moncton
Filmed interview with a specialist
Two staff members at the Canadian Council for Refugees discuss issues concerning refugees to Canada.
Filmed interview with Janet Dench and Marian Shermarke of the Canadian Council for Refugees
Excerpts from NFB films
Filmmaker Pierre Sidaoui and his family left Lebanon in 1988. The narrator explains...
An Islamic state was established in Iran after the Revolution of 1979. Political...
It was grandparents who raised Maricel Guinto in the Philippines. Her mother, Este...
Angela Williams emigrated from Jamaica to Canada seeking opportunities for herself...
Emigrating from Syria to Canada, a man and his daughter are on a train heading for...
Excerpts from the NFB archives
Windsor, Ontario was an important Canadian entry point for refugees from American...
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To provide a better life for their children by escaping poverty and/or wartorn...
Women immigrants to Western Canada, enticed by colourful posters depicting...