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Report of the Council for Social Service - Immigration
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- Date
- 1937 August
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Alderman Wilson
- Seconder
- Canon Clough
- Prologue
- The Committee recommends that the Church should make no general recommendations for or against greater immigration but is of the opinion that vigilance should be exercised to see the proper proportion of immigrants are British. The Committee recommends that the present policy of the Council should be continued, namely, the welcome and welfare work.
- Text
- That Recommendation No.3 on Immigration, be amended to read as follows:
- Resolved that this Synod recommends to the Department of Immigration that vigilance should be exercised to see that the proper proportion of immigrants are British. The Committee recommends that the present policy of the Council should be continued, namely, the welcome and welfare work. CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Canada - Emigration and immigration
- Canada - Emigration and immigration - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Great Britain - Emigration and immigration
- Church work with immigrants - Anglican Church of Canada