Although immigration to Canada is practically at a standstill, the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society has, by its representations to the Government, kept the doors at least partially open, the report to the twelfth annual meeting of the Society held here this week states.
It is gratifying to be able to state that our Government has all this time been very sympathetic and gone a long way to meet our requests, the report goes on.
697 Jewish immigrants were admitted to Canada during the year, it is reported. 609 persons were assisted in matters of visas, passports, rejections, detentions, etc., and 34 Jewish immigrants detained at the ports and International Boundary Line were granted admission as a result of the intervention of the Society.
Mr. S. W. Jacobs, a Jewish member of the Canadian Dominion Parliament was one of the speakers at the meeting.
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