A group of immigrants arriving in Quebec to work as domestic servants, circa 1911. Image by William James Topley. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, Box RV3 148, Item ID 3365941.
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11377
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Courtesy of Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1911
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Education and Engagement
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Public Domain
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A group of immigrants arriving in Quebec to work as domestic servants, circa 1911. Image by William James Topley. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, Box RV3 148, Item ID 3365941.
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During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Canada actively recruited immigrants as the demand for urban and rural household help could not be met internally. The government of the day developed an immigration policy intended to draw suitable British single women, ages 17 to 35, to work as domestic servants.
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