Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Entrance to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in 2010.
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Established1999
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
TypeImmigration Museum
OwnerPier 21 Society (1999–2011)
Government of Canada (2011–present)
Websitewww.pier21.ca/

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (French: Musée canadien de l'immigration du Quai 21), in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's national museum of immigration. The museum occupies part of Pier 21, the former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971. Pier 21 is Canada's last remaining ocean immigration shed. The facility is often compared to Ellis Island (1892–1954), in terms of its importance to mid-20th-century immigration to Canada[1] an association it shares with 19th century immigration history at Grosse Isle, Quebec (1832–1932) and Partridge Island in Saint John, New Brunswick (1785–1941).[2] The museum began as an independent institution run by the Pier 21 Society in 1999. It became a national museum run by the Canadian federal government in 2011.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Canada's Ellis Island was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Sad Story Of Partridge Island". Legion Magazine. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2017.