| Pier 21 | |
|---|---|
 Pier 21 in 1934 with RMS Majestic | |
| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 44°38′16″N 63°33′57″W / 44.63778°N 63.56583°W |
| Area | 221,000 square feet (20,500 m2) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Official name | Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | September 22, 1997 |
  Location of Pier 21 in Nova Scotia  Pier 21 (Canada)  Pier 21 (North America) | |
Pier 21 is a former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly one million immigrants came to Canada through Pier 21, and it is the last surviving seaport immigration facility in Canada.[1] The facility is often compared to the landmark American immigration gateway Ellis Island.[2] The former immigration facility is now occupied by the Canadian Museum of Immigration, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design as well as various retail and studio tenants.
- ^ "Parks Canada Building the Legacy - Commemorating our History". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ Eliis Island was the major gateway for American immigration during an overlapping period of 1892 to 1954. The quarantine station at Grosse Isle, Quebec (1832–1932) also shares the Canada's Ellis Island comparison.