Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Corporation

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The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Corporation is the Crown corporation that operates Canada’s national museum dedicated to the history and experiences of immigrants arriving in the country, particularly through Halifax’s historic Pier 21.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown corporation
museum operator
country Canada
focusesOn experiences of immigrants arriving in Canada
history of immigration to Canada
immigration through Halifax’s Pier 21
fundedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
governedBy Museums Act (Canada) NERFINISHED
hasCollectionType archival documents on immigration
immigration-related artifacts
oral histories of immigrants
hasCulturalRole national commemoration of immigration
hasEducationalRole public education on immigration history
hasMainSite Halifax Seaport NERFINISHED
Pier 21 NERFINISHED
hasOrganizationalForm board-governed Crown corporation
hasScope national
headquartersLocation Halifax, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation national museum of Canada NERFINISHED
industry cultural institution management
heritage and museum services
languageOfWork English
French
legalForm federal Crown corporation
locatedInBuilding former ocean liner terminal at Pier 21
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED
mandate to operate a national museum dedicated to immigration
to preserve and share the stories of immigration to Canada
operates Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 NERFINISHED
operatesAs Canada’s national museum of immigration NERFINISHED
operatesIn museum sector
overseenBy Minister responsible for the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
parentOrganization Government of Canada NERFINISHED
sector public sector
serves general public
immigrants to Canada
subjectOf federal Crown corporation reports
typeOfMuseumOperated immigration museum
social history museum

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Pier 21 governingBody Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Corporation
Canadian Heritage Portfolio includesAgency Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Corporation
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada hasMuseum Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Corporation
this entity surface form: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21