West Indian Domestic Scheme, 1955-1967 National Historic Event

Toronto, Ontario
Address : Toronto, Ontario

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2020-07-23
Dates:
  • 1955 to 1967 (Significant)

Other Name(s):
  • West Indian Domestic Scheme, 1955–1967  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2019-018

Importance: Immigration program targeting Caribbean women at a time when government policies restricted non-white immigration