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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Canada House Correspondence |
| Author | Galt, Sir Alexander T; Heaton, Ralph |
| Date | Jun-Dec 1880 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Report |
| Reference | R219-1-4-E Volume 95 |
| Library / Archive | Library and Archives Canada |
| Collection Name | Canada House Correspondence |
| Description | Letters relating to proposed advertisements for emigration and the advantages of Canada, the dissemination of correct information to proposed Irish emigrants by Lord Kimberley and the general promotion of Irish migration, financial estimates for the emigration of 100,000 families, support for the formation of a National Emigration Association, shipments of copper and silver currency, |
| Series Description | Canadian High Commission to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
| Biographical Note / History | The Canadian High Commission to Britain was established on 10 June 1880. (Statutes of Canada, 43 Victoria., C11, 1880) When Sir Alexander Galt assumed the position of High Commissioner in 1880, his role was quasi-diplomatic. His responsibility was to conduct the business of the Canadian government in Great Britain. This meant all manner of government activity which would concern Canada, including defence arrangements, trade, finance, immigration, justice, shipping, etc. He was assisted in this work by representatives of various Canadian Government departments. But from the very beginning the High Commissioner began to act in a generally representative capacity and to perform tasks which were comparable to a diplomatic officer. The powers of the High Commissioner grew and by the early years of the twentieth century Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner from 1896-1914,had assumed responsibility for the overwhelming majority of the powers and responsibilities of the Canadian government in Great Britain.(Canada, House of Commons Debates, 5 December 1912). |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration; Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Country (from) | Great Britain; Ireland |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Places | Ottawa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Ports | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | English; Irish; European |
| Ships | SS Sardinian |
| People | Lord Kimberley (Wodehouse, John) |
| Keywords | legislation, advertisement, agriculture, finance, advice literature, accounts, family, currency |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Library and Archives Canada |
