From 1896 until 1911 the Liberal government was taking advantage of the fact that the economy was flourishing, the world-wide demand for wheat was growing, and that the free home-stead lands were gone in the U.S.A. and they were encouraging immigrants. So far most immigrants were to the US. Clifford Sifton became the Minister of the Interior. He was committing to populating the prairies. He was starting a program to get settlers from the cities into the prairies. The group that came was a very diverse one: Ukrainians, Russians, Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, Rumanians, Austrians, and many more. One third of the immigrants were British. Some canadians were a little uncomfortable with the newcomers, but Sifton maintained a non-racist policy. There were also many American migants and they settled well. More than a million Americans sttled in Canada from 1896-1914. They brought more supplies, $1000 in cash and farming equipment. While the average European brought $15 worth. There were many many orphans in Britain and many were sent to Canada to be adopted into the settlers homes where they would work, sadly, many were mistreated.
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