The Federal Department of Citizenship and Immigration reported here that 958 Jews immigrated to Canada during the first six months of this year, compared with 1,284 for the first six months of 1964.
Classified by countries of citizenship, the data showed that those who came from Israel totaled 208. A total of 486 Jews entered Canada during the second quarter of 1965.
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