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 Snowmobiles

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Toronto Ford Motor Company

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Parya Trillium Foundation

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Kim Po Restaurant

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Kim Po Restaurant

The photo above refers to category 3 (Analyze changing demographic patterns and their impact on Canadian society since 1914 through identifying major circumstances that led to their decision to emigrate.)

The building in the photo is an authentic Vietnamese restaurant that attracts citizens of all ethnicity in Thornhill, particularly the Vietnamese population.  Vietnamese immigration to Canada occurred in two major segments during and after the Vietnam War.  The first large group began to immigrate in 1975.  It had become clear that South Vietnam would become a communist country and those that opposed it feared punishment for their contrasting beliefs.  The second major immigration group came to Canada between 1979 and 1981.  Most of them consisted of South Vietnamese refugees who had endured harsh conditions as a result of the new Communism regime.  Although the flow of immigration from Vietnam has decreased significantly from those two periods, there are still people immigrating from oversee refugee camps. Canadians of Vietnamese ethnic origin make up one of the largest non-European ethnic groups in Canada.   The changing demographic pattern has contributed to a multicultural society where all kinds of customs and traditions have been integrated into Canada’s identity.  All you need to do is visit restaurants like one in the picture to get a taste of the culture.  

Parya Trillium Foundation

The photo above refers to category 1 (Contributions to Canada's multicultural society.)
 

The building photographed above is a Persian community centre location on John Street in Thornhill, aiming to provide recreational activities to meet the needs of Thornhill’s Greater Toronto Persian-speaking community.  Iranians are a relatively new community in Canada.  Immigration was very low until the 1979 Iranian revolution, when the monarchy was overthrown and the Islamic government rose to power.  Beginning in the 1980’s and 90’s, several thousand Iranians come to Canada each year, escaping political and religious persecution during the Iran-Iraq war, or because of the cultural and social repression imposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.  The Payra Trillum Foundation was founded in 2000 by Mr. Ahmad Reza, frustrated that many older Persian immigrants have become isolated and completely withdrawn from society due to the lack of Persian-language activities and services.  Along with Mrs. Zarrin Mohyeddin and Dr. Fahimeh Mortazivi, they established the foundation to provide services and activities to the Iranian-Canadian community, particularly seniors.  Parya Trillium gives seniors from the Iranian-Canadian community an opportunity to participate in a community that they may otherwise feel detached from. This organization and facility is an excellent example of the many contributions to Canada’s multicultural and diverse society.