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Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution saw a mass exodus from European countries, including Ireland, to take advantage of all of the new opportunities of the New World -
King's Attention Turned to the Subject of Irish Emigration
The attention of the King's government was turned to the issue of Irish Emigration when it was called to attention that waves of Irish citizens were leaving Britain from the port at Cork and were being given free passage, land and the tools they would need to become prosperous farmers in upper Canada. Although this specific method of emigration was only available to the destitute there was still concern about how the rest of the Irish population would adapt. -
Irish Potato Famine
The potato famine caused one of the largest waves of Irish Immigration in history. Driven from their native lands by the need for food, many Irish immigrants chose to come to Canada and the United States to begin their new lives -
Ships full of Irish Immigrants arrive at Grosse Ile
Grosse Ile was the landing point for thousands of immigrants who arrived in Canada through the port in Quebec. In June of 1847 it is reported that there were ships lined up for days to make their landing. according to records the ships were carrying as many as 14000 Irish immigrants, however because of illness on the ships and poor quarantine systems on the island, 5000 of those immigrants died and were buried on Grosse Ile. -
Main Waves of Irish Immigration
By the 1850s there were over 5000 Irish immigrants in Canada and the United States. This was due to the slowly deteriorating economy of Ireland and the slowly thriving economy of Canada. Although small numbers of Irish Immigrants had been arriving to Canada for some time, by 1815 the trickle grew into a "steady stream" of people. -
Organization of Irish Immigration to Manitoba and the North West
A dispatch from the Governor General of Canada to the Privy Council details a plan to relieve some of the pressure on the Population of Ireland by organizing land grants for entire families who wished to emigrate. The plan was devised by the Minister of Agriculture and each family would receive a land grant of 160 acres for the price of 12(?). -
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Fall in Immigration
Due to the fallout of the Great Depression and the break up of the British Empire there was a limited number of immigrants from europe -
1,230,809 people of Irish Origin in Canada
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1,267,702 people of Irish Origin in Canada
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Decrease in Irish and other European emigration
Due to a high level of prosperity in Europe following the end of World War Two, there was a decline in emigration to other countries such as Canada -
James McCombe comes to Canada
My own grandfather James McCombe came to Canada to attend school in Toronto. Although he arrived only as a student he eventually gained citizenship after he had married my Grandmother who was a resident of Wellington County Ontario. He departed from Belfast on a Cunard Liner and arrived in Quebec like many other immigrants. -
1,439,635 People of Irish Orign in Canada
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Canadian Immigration Preferences
Prior to 1960 Canada had a preference for immigrants from European countries, specifically western English speaking ones.This preference can account for some of the reason why there were such vast numbers of British, Irish and Scottish Populations in Canada -
1,753,351 People of Irish Origin in Canada
