Promoters, planters, and pioneers : : the course and context of Belgian settlement in Western Canada / / Cornelius J. Jaenen.

• Superior document: The West series, 4
• VerfasserIn: Jaenen, Cornelius J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Calgary [Alta.] : : University of Calgary Press,, 2011.; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: West series (Calgary, Alta.), 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (364 pages) :; illustrations, maps

Canada's first Immigration Act (1869) included Belgium among the 'preferred countries' from which immigrants should be sought, but unlike many other European countries, Belgium did not encourage its nationals to emigrate to relieve economic, demographic, and social crises.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Bibliographic Information -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I: The View from Belgium -- II: The Promise and Challenge of the West -- III: The Manitoba Base -- IV: Westward onto the Prairies -- V: To the Foothills of Alberta -- VI: The Mining Frontier and Pacific Rim -- VII: Language, Religion, and Education -- VIII: Economic, Political and Military Activity -- IX: Ethnicity and Culture -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.