Author: Darrel Pratt

Australia allows its citizens to hold dual nationality. Other countries may not. To check if your country allows its citizens to hold dual or multiple citizenships, contact the embassy or consulate of that country in Australia. Under Canadian law, a Canadian can be a citizen of another country as well. Can you have dual citizenship […]

Canada initially dedicated roughly 800 peace support troops to the Kosovo Force, and soon added 500. Canadians helped maintain the fragile peace, protected civilians and provided reconnaissance support. Is Kosovo recognized by Canada? Among the G20 countries, eleven have recognised Kosovo as an independent state: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, […]

Demographics Province or territory Albanians 2011 Albanians 2016 Québec 3,425 3,760 Saskatchewan 120 605 Yukon 0 10 Canada 28,270 36,185 Which country has the most Albanian immigrants? Table Country Albanian population Percentage Germany 300,000 (2010) United States 172,149 (2006-2010 ACS) 0.06% Switzerland 188,125 (2015 statistics) 2.72% Argentina 40,000 How many Albanians live in USA? Albanian […]

On June 11, 2008, Canada’s Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, publicly apologized to Canada’s Indigenous Peoples for the IRS system, admitting that residential schools were part of a Canadian policy on forced Indigenous assimilation. When did Canada apologize for residential schools? From the early 1990s onward, Canadian churches publicly apologized for their role […]

The United States and Canada have been friends, partners, and allies for more than 150 years, and our bilateral relationship is one of the closest and most comprehensive in the world. Are Canada and USA best friends? Canada and the United States are key allies and defence partners, and we collaborate closely to address foreign […]

The 2021 census shows a 6.1 per cent increase of Hong Kong-born people in Vancouver’s census metropolitan area in the past five years, bringing the total population to more than 76,000. How many Hong Kongers are in Canada? The number of immigrants to Canada originating from Hong Kong increased from 71,720 in 2016 to 76,115 […]

Since January 2014, Canada has been one of Ukraine’s leading bilateral development assistance partners, having committed more than $250 million in development assistance. Our international assistance in Ukraine is guided by the Feminist International Assistance Policy. Is Canada in support of Ukraine? Today, at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, […]

1947. Despite its name as an “immigration” act, in practical terms, persons of Chinese origin were no longer permitted to enter Canada. During the 24-year period of exclusion between 1923 and 1947 (when the Exclusion Act was finally repealed), fewer than 100 Chinese were allowed to enter Canada. How did the Chinese Immigration Act end […]

the Second World War. It ended as dramatically a decade later on September 3, 1939, when the Second World War began. The widespread poverty and suffering during the 1930s—the result of unemployment, drought and lack of a social safety net—transformed social welfare in Canada. How did Canada get out of the Great Depression? It took […]

Canada was the worst-hit because of its economic position. It was further affected as its main trading partners were Britain and the U.S., both of which were badly affected by the worldwide depression. Which country did the Great Depression affect the most? But one country arguably suffered more than any other: Canada. By the time […]