Curated OER
Immigration: Stories, Struggles and Debates
Considering including Tatyana Kleyn's Immigration: The Ultimate Teen Guide as part of your course? Check out this curriculum guide designed for use with her book. The activities help learners understand the complexity of the immigration...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Immigration Enforcement Raids
Class groups take on the role of advisors to the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Policy & Planning of ICE. Their charge is to prepare a report for the secretary on the effectiveness of enforcement actions of the ICE in stemming...
Middle Tennessee State University
Lesson Plan: Immigration: A Case Study on Multiple Perspectives and Diverse Formats
As part of a case study of U.S. immigration during the first part of the 20th century, class members examine a variety of primary sources that present multiple perspectives of the responses of those in favor of immigration and those...
Advocates for Human Rights
Who are Immigrants?
What do Jerry Yang, Patrick Ewing, John Muir, Charlize Theron, Peter Jennings, and Saint Frances X Cabrini all have in common? They are all immigrants to the United States. Famous and not-so-famous immigrants are the focus of a resource...
EduGAINs
Migration—Push and Pull Factors
What causes people to move from one place, one city, or one country to another? Using the provided migration questionnaire, learners interview family members about the factors that cause them to be pushed from an area or pulled to an area.
Curated OER
Immigration in Canada and in the European Union
Twelfth graders explore immigration policies. In this immigration lesson, 12th graders discuss the implications of immigration as they read polices for Canadian and European Union immigration. Students then draft their own immigration...
Curated OER
Immigration Lesson Plan
Students examine immigration patterns in Canada and the United States. In this immigration lesson, students compare and contrast immigration patterns and policies in the 2 countries as they conduct research using print and Internet...
Curated OER
Canada - US: Approaches to Immigration
Sixth graders explore the Canadian immigration experience through comparison and contrast to American immigration and settlement patterns. In this immigration patterns lesson, 6th graders dialogue their opinions regarding immigration....
University of Alberta
Atlas of Alberta Railways: Alberta's Early Non Indigenous Settlers
Presented by the University of Alberta, this resource contains information on the early non-indigenous settlement in the Alberta region. Information on the settlers themselves is provided as well as maps showing the growth in both...
Other
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: The Ken Elliott Collection
Get a glimpse of the excitement and emotion, captured in pictures, as hundreds of new Canadians arrive at Pier 21 in 1965.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: What in the World?
Colourful pictures and clues invite the student to identify objects associated with 10 different Canadian cultural groups. The student has 3 chances to match the clue with the picture. Descriptions of the object are presented as the...
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma Historical Society: African American Exodus to Canada
Migration was encouraged to western Canada and African Americans from the USA took advantage of this and came in huge numbers. But .. this open door policy didn't last, & there were negative effects between the people because of it.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Road Chosen: The Story of Lem Wong
Lem Wong was a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1897. He traveled across Canada for five years working in Chinese laundries. After bringing a wife from China, he had eight children and opened a restaurant in London, Ontario, which...
University of Calgary
Post World War Two and Displaced Persons
Resource for learning about Canadian Immigration post WWII. It includes sections on Ideal Immigrants, The Canadian Citizenship Act and Displaced Persons. Although it is in essay form, it is easy to read and includes a few photos.
Other
Canada's Immigration Museum: Fun Facts: Pier 21
Did you know that one in five Canadians have a connection to Pier 21? This is just one of the nine interesting facts you will learn about this important part of the Canadian immigrant experience.
Other
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
This is the official homepage of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada which handles refugee claims, immigration appeals, and detention reviews. Here you can find much information on refugee protection and immigration matters.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: The Komagata Maru Incident
This play is well worth the study for high school students. It covers racial issues as well as the Canadian immigration policy.
Other
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: The Peopling of America Timeline
A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: Marius Barbeau: Treasures of Canada Webquest
Students learn about various themes in Canadian history, including aboriginal history and cultures, French-Canadian history, and immigration to Canada between 1800 and 2000. Working both independently and in small groups, they assume the...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Heritage: Canadian Policy
John Diefenbaker's stand on immigration is brielfy outlined. Also highlighted is the Immigration Act of 1952.
Curated OER
Farmer Standing With His Oxen in a Field, Smuts, Saskatchewan, 1912
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...
Curated OER
Group at Ukrainian Wedding Posed in Front of a House With a Thatched Roof, 1911
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...
Curated OER
Seven Armenian Boys Standing Before a Grove of Trees, Georgetown, Ontario, 1925
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...
Curated OER
Japanese Girls Standing in Front of a Fence and a Tree, Letellier, Manitoba
Immigration and the Canadian experience are portrayed by Library and Archives Canada through the eyes of photographs. Presented are images of of immigrant Canadians who helped to build the Canadian ideal of multiculturalism and the...