Promoters, planters, and pioneers : : the course and context of Belgian settlement in Western Canada / / Cornelius J. Jaenen.
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.
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Superior document: | The West series, 4 |
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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.),
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (364 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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