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'''British'''. The British Isles soon replaced the United States as the main source of immigration to Ontario. Many Irish settlers came beginning about 1820. About sixty percent of the Canadian Irish were Protestant. | '''British'''. The British Isles soon replaced the United States as the main source of immigration to Ontario. Many Irish settlers came beginning about 1820. About sixty percent of the Canadian Irish were Protestant. | ||
Home Children - Some children certainly arrived in Canada before Confederation in 1867, but it is the estimated 100,000 or more who came between 1869 and 1948 whom Canadians call [http://www.bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=4les Home Children]. These young people, between the ages of six months and their mid-twenties, were from institutions in Great Britain. They were brought to Canada for adoption, or as farm helpers, farm labourers and domestic servants | '''Home Children''' - Some children certainly arrived in Canada before Confederation in 1867, but it is the estimated 100,000 or more who came between 1869 and 1948 whom Canadians call [http://www.bifhsgo.ca/cpage.php?pt=4les Home Children]. These young people, between the ages of six months and their mid-twenties, were from institutions in Great Britain. They were brought to Canada for adoption, or as farm helpers, farm labourers and domestic servants | ||
'''Eastern Europeans'''. Large numbers of immigrants came into Ontario from Britain and from eastern Europe during the pre-World War I period, 1891-1914. Jews, Slavs, and Italians contributed to the ethnic diversity of large cities such as Toronto. | '''Eastern Europeans'''. Large numbers of immigrants came into Ontario from Britain and from eastern Europe during the pre-World War I period, 1891-1914. Jews, Slavs, and Italians contributed to the ethnic diversity of large cities such as Toronto. | ||
'''Canadian Emigrants'''. A favorite 19th-century destination of Canadians leaving Ontario was Michigan. About one out of every four Michigan families finds a direct connection to Ontario. | '''Canadian Emigrants'''. A favorite 19th-century destination of Canadians leaving Ontario was Michigan. About one out of every four Michigan families finds a direct connection to Ontario. | ||
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