Skilled Labourers Immigration Projects for Displaced Persons

Identifier: D
Language of Description: English
Dates: 1947 - 1957
Level of Description: Series
Source: EHRI Partner

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2.5 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content

This series documents special immigration projects to bring craftsmen needed by certain Canadian industries from European Displaced Persons camps to specific employers who participated in the project as established by their particular industry. These include the furriers', garment workers' and milliners' projects. Reference is also made to a number of "domestic worker" cases.

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Administrative Records
- Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives
- A
- English
- 1948-1952
- N.a.
- Updated 2 years ago
Includes furriers, garment workers, milliners, and domestic workers. One box containing one large file and one file from box of previous series
Fur Workers Immigration Project
- Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives
- B
- English
- 1948-1950
- N.a.
- Updated 2 years ago
Arrivals of workers, their placement in employment, and the retrieval of their land transportation costs by the Canadian Overseas Fur Commission on behalf of the sponsoring agency (UJRA).
Garment Workers Immigration Project
- Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives
- C
- English
- 1947-1957
- N.a.
- Updated 2 years ago
Arrivals of workers, their placement in employment and the retrieval of their land transportation cost by the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission on behalf of the sponsoring agency (UJRA). Employment agreements and Workers Cards are often included in files.
Milliners Immigration Project
- Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives
- D
- English
- 1948-1956
- N.a.
- Updated 2 years ago

Skilled Labourers Immigration Projects for Displaced Persons

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Administrative Records

Fur Workers Immigration Project

Garment Workers Immigration Project

Milliners Immigration Project