The Deportation of German Nationals from Canada, 1919 to 1939.

CANADA; GERMANY

This article examines the repatriation of German nationals from Canada between the two World Wars. After World War I, Germans living in Canada were suspicious; this sentiment lingered into the 1930s. During the 1920s, deportations from Canada allowed the government to rid themselves of unwanted residents. During the Great Depression, poor, unemployed immigrants became redundant which encouraged the deportation process. Unfortunately, deportations punished the unlucky and needy; many had experienced hardships in Canada, a country that was unwilling to aid immigrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cet article porte sur le rapatriement de ressortissants allemands à partir du Canada entre les deux guerres mondiales. Après la Première Guerre mondiale, les Allemands vivant au Canada étaient tenus pour suspects, et ce sentiment a persisté jusque les années 1930. Pendant les années 1920, les expulsions ont permis au gouvernement canadien de se débarrasser de résidents non désirés. Pendant la Crise de 1929, les immigrants qui étaient pauvres et sans emploi sont devenus surnuméraires; cette situation a favorisé le processus d’expulsion. Malheureusement, les expulsions ont puni les malchanceux et les indigents; plusieurs ont éprouvé des difficultés au Canada, un pays réticent à venir en aide aux immigrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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