🇨🇦communities in Canada🇨🇦
Irish 🇮🇪
why they came
in Ireland the people grew many crop mostly potato's but a disease not harmful to humans killed all the crops and the land was infested with it so the moved to Canada where there crops would grow.
what they did
the grew and tilled there own farms because the could not grow there crops in Ireland
what did the have to offer
the could not grow potato's in Ireland but the could in Canada and they provided food from their farms
where the lived in canada
in Ireland the potato famine drove them to Canada and the colonised in Quebec and Nova Scotia
Chinese 🇨🇳
why they came
There were many reasons people left china there was not much farm land due to the population growing and there were lots of floods and droughts and taxes were high so the moved to canada
what they did
they build the railway in BC but it was not a easy task the had to work through the harsh weather and the lived in small tents
what they had to offer
they had workers to build the railroad across BC and the build up the land
where they lived in canada
After they left china the came to Canada and colonised in BC to help with the train tracks.
Ukrainian 🇺🇦
why they came
in Ukraine the were mostly farmers but did not have as many economic privileges so the came to Canada looking for a better life and economic opportunities.
what they had to offer
They gave different things to grow and plant crops
where they lived in Canada
when the came the lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta and after 1920 the moved to Ontario
what they did
the Ukrainian people built churches, community centres, and cultural organisations to preserve their language and traditions