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229 Jewish Immigrants Entered Canada in January

February 26, 1929
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Two hundred and twenty-nine Jewish immigrants entered Canada during last month according to figures just made public by the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada. Twenty-two boats which arrived at the ports of Halifax and St. John during the month brought 3,291 immigrants in all.

The Jewish immigrants were destined by provinces as follows: Quebec 84,93 for Ontario, 5 for Nova Scotia, 24 for Manitoba, 5 for Saskatchewan, 6 for Alberta, 1 for British Columbia, 6 for Prince Edward Island, 5 for New Brunswick. There were ten detentions but these were admitted through the intervention of the Legal Aid Department of the Society.

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