Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund

10/30/2024

10/28/2024

During Canada’s first national internment operations from 1914-1920, Ukrainians and other Europeans were branded ‘enemy aliens’ and imprisoned needlessly in 24 internment camps throughout Canada. Others were subjected to indignities including restrictions on freedom of speech and movement. These men, women, and children suffered terrible injustices because of who they were. Upon their release, to protect their families, many rejected their Ukrainian identity, religion, and culture. Today, more than a century later, the effects on the community continue to linger while descendants of these internees still endure the trauma and sense of shame that have been transferred through generations. We honour the memory of the internees by sharing the story of the internment operations and understanding our responsibility to educate all Canadians about this injustice in the history of our country. May we always remain vigilant in defence of civil liberties and human rights.

10/28/2024

Dr. Bohdana Kordan writes about the Saskatchewan connection in this article published in the Regina Leader-Post marking 110 years since the launch of Canada’s first national internment operations on October 28.

October 28 is National Internment Commemoration and Education Day.

October 28, 2024, marks the 110th anniversary of the invocation by an Order in Council of the War Measures Act.

10/26/2024

Three decades after the destruction of records, TSF past president Andrew Hladyshevsky began his mission to persuade the Canadian government to recognize the First World War Internment Operations. Andrew speaks about his journey and all of those involved in the process of recognizing and commemorating this previously lost chapter of Canadian history. The film is one in a series titled The Camps produced by filmmaker Ryan Boyko of Armistice Films.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/QyQRGMNCu9k?si=fawIMbfCq8M6ChEi.

Three decades after the destruction of records, Andrew Hladyshevsky began his mission to persuade the Canadian government to recognize the First World War In...

10/25/2024

October 21-29 is National Internment Commemoration and Education Week in Canada. During Canada's first national internment operations of 1914 to 1920, thousands of men, women, and children were branded as 'enemy aliens.' Many were imprisoned. Stripped of what little wealth they had, forced to do heavy labour in Canada's hinterlands, they were also disenfranchised and subjected to other state-sanctioned censures not because of anything they had done but only because of where they had come from, who they were.
Learn more by visiting http://internmentcanada.ca.