Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to immigration to Canada. Records include a policy resolution on immigration prepared by the Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, a request for a meeting by the Canadian Council of Refugees to discuss family reunification, and correspondence from Joe Volpe, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, regarding concerns from the Chinese Canadian National Council about immigration policies and procedures. In addition, the file contains correspondence from KAIROS, a social justice organization of Canadian Churches, concerning the implementation of a Refugee Appeal Division and an invitation from the STATUS campaign to participate in a conference about the regularization of non-status immigrants in Canada. Also includes a draft paper regarding undocumented workers in Canada written by Telegdi, and other textual material.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to immigration to Canada. Records in this file are primarily related to section 6 of Bill C-50 Budget Implementation Act that included proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Records include news releases, talking points, speech transcripts, handwritten notes, correspondence, and other textual material.
Also contains correspondence related to other matters including family reunification, the Undocumented Workers’ Committee, the Citizenship and Immigration Committee, and vacancies on the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration related to immigration to Canada. Records includes correspondence from individuals writing about the immigration system and refugee status cases, legislative reviews, a sample of the head tax tool kit distributed to help protesters refuting the Right of Landing Fee as well as background information on immigration policies and news releases issued by the Canadian government concerning policy reforms. Also includes a report titled, Building a Strong Foundation for the 21st Century written by the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society, and other textual material.
A short story dictated by Susanne von Harpe's daughter Elke about their immigration to Canada. Susanne wrote down the story and illustrated it.
von Harpe, SusanneAn official leaflet of information regarding immigration to Canada. Includes illustrations and the slogan "Farms for Millions!".
Inset: Chart showing Canada in geographical relation to Europe and the United States.
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Ulrich Sommer and his wife Gisela Sommer’s immigration to Canada with their two children Cornelius Sommer and Angelika Sommer in 1954. Also contains letters confirming Ulrich and Gisela Sommer passed an exam designed for new Canadians that was established by the Government of Ontario’s Department of Education Information Branch. Records include letters, greeting cards, postcards, children’s drawings, pamphlets, hand-drawn floor plans, wallpaper samples, a cross-stitch sampler, and photographs of family members.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Bill C-11 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Records include correspondence documenting the opinions of some members of the public, a report outlining general problems with Bill C-11 possibly prepared by Telegdi, and speaking notes for an address given by Peter Showler, Chairperson, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Also includes a news release, a letter written by Telegdi in 2002 to colleagues outlining his support of new regulations for determining admissibility for immigration to Canada proposed by Denis Coderre, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and other textual material.
A compilation of personal correspondence consisting mostly of letters exchanged between members of the Sommer family, and occasionally their friends, in Canada or Germany. These letters are interspersed with details of family life and contain observations about the Sommer family’s immigration to Canada, educational pursuits, health and well-being, relationships, finances, businesses and careers, and more. Additionally, these letters contain commentary on contemporary social and political events including the aftermath of World War II, Quebec separatism, and German politics during the 1970s and 1980s. The fonds also incudes photographs, greeting cards, postcards, pamphlets and related ephemera likely exchanged alongside the letters between family members and friends.
Sommer familyThree transcripts for speeches likely delivered by Andrew Telegdi during his appointment as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. The first transcript titled, Strengthening the value of Canadian Citizenship: A new Citizenship of Canada Act was prepared for Telegdi and presented to Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. The second transcript titled, Launching the “Scattering of Seeds” III was presented by Telegdi at the Royal Ontario Museum during the launch of Scattering of Seeds, the third in a series of documentaries about immigration in Canada. The third transcript titled, Canada: A Land Where Many Cedars Grow was written in support of the Clarity Act. Telegdi intended to deliver the speech in the House of Commons but ultimately did not due to scheduling conflicts. Also includes a letter sent to Telegdi from Stéphane Dion, expressing gratitude for Telegdi’s speech in support of the Clarity Act.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to the unemployment and underemployment of immigrants and refugees in Canada. Includes articles with background information and news releases announcing changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations impacting the selection process for skilled workers immigrating to Canada. Also contains material related to two forums held in Kitchener, Ontario in 2003 addressing the unemployment and underemployment of immigrants and refugees in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Records include correspondence, an agenda, printed web articles and press clippings, an invitation, and other textual material.
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his tenure as a Member of Parliament related to Focus for Ethnic Women (FEW), an organization in the Waterloo Region that provides job training and skill development as well as counselling and information services for immigrant and visibly minority women. Records include handwritten notes, flyers and brochures outlining the organization’s mission and values, programs, and services as well as correspondence concerning the loss of work placements funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (now Employment and Social Development Canada). Also includes a copy of FEW’s newsletter, Focus on Focus!, vol. 3, issue 1 (summer-fall 2005).
Material created or accumulated by Andrew Telegdi during his post-political career related to citizenship and immigration issues including the denaturalization and deportation case against Helmut Oberlander, a suspected war criminal. Records include a newspaper article, notes, and a summary of reasons for judgment in the 2009 case between Helmut Oberlander and the Attorney General of Canada from the Federal Court of Appeal.
The file also contains a list of members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in 2010, press releases from the Canadian Council of Refugees regarding proposed reforms to the refugee system and related legislation, and a copy of remarks made by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, on reforms to the Canadian refugee system. In addition, the file includes related correspondence and a speech transcript prepared by Telegdi.
Materials related to the course “Minorities” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo (1971 onwards). Includes table of contents for the course “Minorities” with themes of lectures, handwritten and types notes for the lectures and maps for:
- 1. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists (TYP).
- 2. Mimacs pre-contact society.
- 3. Mimacs – French period.
- 4. Mimacs – English period.
- 5. Course intro to History 227, 1971 to 1979.
- 6. Course Intro to History 204, 1981.
- 7. Canadian slavery.
- 8. Canadian slavery.
- 9. Blacks in the American Revolution.
- 10. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists – settlement and society.
- 11. Nova Scotia Black Loyalists economic conditions.
- 12. Black Loyalists settlement.
- 13. Black Loyalists economic conditions.
- 14. Black Loyalists society and culture.
- 15. Nova Scotia Exodus and impact / Refugees to 1840.
- 16. Nova Scotia Blacks.
- 18. Canada Fugitives in Ontario.
- 21. Canada. Nova Scotia since 1840.
- 22. Canada, patterns of prejudice since Confederation.
- 23. Canada. Patterns of prejudice & black response / revitalization of 1960s.
- 24. Canada. Black immigration.
- 25. Canada. Nova Scotia since 1968.
- 26. Black America summary overview.
- 27. American Slavery.
- 28. American Slavery fragment.
- 29. Black America. Free Blacks before the Civil War.
- 30. Free Blacks inc. UGRR.
- 31. Canada & the Civil War / Civil War / Reconstruction / Canada and Reconstruction.
- 32. Black America 1877-1903.
- 33. Black America 1903-1955.
- 34. Contemporary Black America.
- 35. Blacks in Canada.
- 36. West Indians.
A CD containing digital photographs of a press conference given by Andrew Telegdi and other members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration regarding a report released by the committee titled, Citizenship Revocation: A Question of Due Process and Respecting Charter of Rights. Other members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration present at the press conference included Diana Albonczy, Meilli Faille, and Bill Siksay. The press conference was held in Ottawa, Ontario. The photographs were taken by House of Commons Photography.