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1945-2000

This section presents a timeline of events divided into 3 time periods. You can switch between periods using the purple buttons in the top bar. Learn about the major events of the Holocaust, Canada's immigration policies, as well as key initiatives by Canadian organisations that facilitated the arrival of Jewish refugees to Canada. 

Screenshot from Harold Troper interview. He is sitting in front of a grey wall with various camps names written on it. His face and shoulders are visible at the camera. 1945-1955: Introduction
  • January 1, 1947 Canadian Citizenship Act One white page of a typed document written in English, with varying font sizes.
  • Copy of a page from a brochure with six lines of typed text, and a black-and-white photograph of a smiling young man in the bottom-right corner. A vertical blue bar on the far right displays more text. April 29, 1947 War Orphans Project
  • November 1947 Tailor Project Black-and-white photograph of a group of six people, five men and one woman, standing in a room. One man is smoking a pipe and observing another man sitting on a table, hand sewing fabric.
  • Black-and-white photograph of a group of about 25 people gathered together behind a large table in a conference room. Four men sit at the table, and one man is signing a document. The other people stand behind. July 28, 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees
  • July 4, 1952 Canadian Immigration Act One white page of a typed document written in English, with varying font sizes.
  • Colour slide of the exterior view of a three-storey building. Three men stand outside the building. February 1, 1957 Last Displaced Persons Camp Closes
  • May 7, 1965 Holocaust Commemoration Rally at Parliament Hill Black-and-white photograph of a man in a suit speaking into two microphones at a podium outdoors. He is surrounded by a group of people, some sitting, with a large building in the background.
  • Black-and-white photograph of four men leading a march outdoors. The man in the centre is carrying a rectangular box. A group of people follows them in the background. September 9, 1979 Inauguration of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
  • February 7, 1985 Deschênes Commission Colour photograph of a man in a suit, speaking outdoors at a podium hooked up with two microphones.
  • Color photo of the Canadian parliament central building with green grass at the front and a blue sky with a couple of clouds. June 24, 2000 Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act
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