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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Overseas Settlement, 1927-1929 |
| Date | 1927 - Aug 1929 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Report |
| Reference | R219-38-5-E Volume 550, Folder 1 |
| Library / Archive | Library and Archives Canada |
| Collection Name | High Commission: British Overseas Settlement Board |
| Description | Letters and reports covering assistance provided to suitable migrants, a Canadian Pacific Railway scheme to build 100 cottages for migrants, a men's training scheme with the Hudson's Bay Company, Alberta training schemes for youths and young women, farm training schemes, the provision of scholarships, assistance for families, the Clan Donald colony, White Star cottage scheme and training provided for girls by Dr Barnardo's Homes. Also includes the parliamentary debate text for the Empire Settlement Bill. |
| Series Description | Miscellaneous subject files, 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; Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Places | Alberta, Saskatchewan, Canada; Oxford, Hull, Salford, Manchester, England; Scotland |
| Ports | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | English; Scottish; European |
| People | Amery, Lieutenant Colonel L S |
| Keywords | assisted emigration, child migration, farming, societies, Canadian Pacific Railway, accommodation, finance, farming, farm school, family, education, Young Men's Christian Association, Barnardos, loan |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Library and Archives Canada |
