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 '''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, Ukrainians, 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.
+'''Michigan 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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