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The farmhouse in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue bought by BICA. Taken by Patrick Campbell in 2000. With permission

Government Funding for BICA

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Negotiations for Government Funding Government funding was crucial to the survival of the British Immigration and Colonization Association.  As early as 1924-1925, BICA had financial difficulties and approached the Department of Immigration and Colonization for a grant of $1,500 to cover a bank overdraft.   During the Winter and Spring of 1926, meetings and communications […]

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BICA’s Problems

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Article published in The Globe newspaper, August 25, 1925. Accessed on ProQuest Historical Newspapers, May 2015. BICA’s Problems Some of BICA’s problems stemmed from their inexperience and the inadequacies of the personalities involved in their operations. Other problems originated in the social climate of the period.  The demand for boys to work on farms was

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