Canada and the British immigrantWeaver, Emily P. (Emily Poynton)
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Canada and the British immigrant
Weaver, Emily P. (Emily Poynton)
Canada -- Description and travel; Canada -- Economic conditions
Finally, it is good that the newcomer should realize and remember that
“immigration” has two sides to it—that the new country deserves
consideration as well as the new arrival, and that this “land of
opportunities” only yields its best to the man or woman prepared to give
as well as to get.
[Illustration: PAUL, A BLACKFOOT INDIAN.]
APPENDIX
NOTE A.
LIST OF DOMINION AND PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS WHO WILL GIVE INFORMATION
ABOUT CANADA.
DOMINION AGENTS.
_England_:
Mr. J. Obed Smith, Assistant Superintendent of Emigration, 11-12,
Charing Cross, London, S.W.
Mr. A. F. Jury, 48, Lord Street, Liverpool.
Canadian Government Agent, 139, Corporation Street, Birmingham.
Canadian Government Agent, 81, Queen Street, Exeter.
Mr. L. Burnett, 16, Parliament Street, York.
_Scotland_:
Mr. J. K. Miller, 107, Hope Street, Glasgow.
Mr. G. G. Archibald, 26, Guild Street, Aberdeen.
_Ireland_:
Mr. John Webster, 17-19, Victoria Street, Belfast.
Mr. Edward O’Kelly, 44, Dawson Street, Dublin.
PROVINCIAL AGENTS.
_For Nova Scotia_:
Mr. John Howard, Agent-General for Nova Scotia, 57a, Pall Mall, London,
S.W., will also furnish information respecting the province.
When a person arrives in Nova Scotia and wishes to secure farm work, he
should apply at once to the Dominion Immigration Agent in Halifax, or to
Mr. Arthur S. Barnstead, the Secretary of Industries and Immigration for
the province, 197, Hollis Street, Halifax.
_For New Brunswick_:
Call on or write to Mr. A. Bowder, New Brunswick Representative, 37,
Southampton Street, London, W.C.; or to Mr. Jas. Gilchrist,
Superintendent of Immigration, 4, Church Street, St. John, N.B., Canada.
_For Prince Edward Island_:
Apply to J. E. B. McCready, Publicity Agent, Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island.
_For Quebec_:
Apply personally or by letter to—
Hon. Dr. Pelletier, Agent-General of the Province of Quebec, 36,
Kingsway, London, England.
The Department of Colonization, Mines and Fisheries, Quebec, Canada.
Captain Labelle, Immigration Buildings, Quebec, Canada.
Mr. Emile Marquette, 82, St. Antoine Street, Montreal, Canada.
Mr. J. A. Cook, Secretary, Eastern Townships Associated Boards of Trade,
Sherbrooke, Quebec.
_For Ontario_:
Apply to—
N. B. Colcock, Ontario Government Agent, 163, Strand, London, England.
H. A. Macdonell, Director of Colonization, Parliament Buildings,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
_For Manitoba_:
J. Bruce Walker, Commissioner of Immigration, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
_For Saskatchewan_:
Information may be obtained by writing to the Hon. W. R. Motherwell,
Minister of Agriculture, Regina, Saskatchewan.
_For Alberta_:
Address all inquiries to Chief Publicity Commissioner, Department of
Agriculture, Edmonton, Alberta.
_For British Columbia_:
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