Tell us your story about immigrating to Canada

Tell us your story about immigrating to Canada

If you need assistance or have questions, please contact our Scotiabank Research Centre for information on how to submit your story.

Part 1
Part 2 - Personal Profile

Some suggestions:

  • Did you arrive alone or with your family?
  • Your reasons for coming to Canada.
  • Your recollections of the process that you or your parents went through in your country of orgin.
  • The journey, the arrival and being processed through immigration in a port or airport.
  • Your adjustment to life in Canada.
  • Your thoughts on being Canadian

Please enter your story here and feel free to share as much or as little as you like. Anything that you can tell us about your immigration experience will be of great interest. You may also upload your story as a file attachment below. Please feel free to zip and submit any story related documents or images as well.

Memorabilia:

If you have items such as scanned photographs or documents relating to your immigration experience that you would like presented with your account, please e-mail them to Carrie-Ann Smith at library@pier21.ca.

Part 3 - The Individual Completing This Form
Part 4 - Authorization