What risks did people take when coming to Canada?

People coming to Canada had to risk there lives, families, and possessions to come to Canada. Many lives were lost on the long journeys to Canada due to starvation, and sicknesses. While on the ships many families would lose children and the elderly to sickness. Families could not always afford to all cross to Canada at the same time, in these cases the to groups coming across would often never find each other ever again. The cost to come to Canada was often very great for middle class families. This often lead to families selling most or all possessions for enough money to come across. Even after selling all possessions some families still only had enough money to send part of their family across. People would take all these risks with the hope that good would come from them. Many people never would even set foot on Canadian Soil. People also often expected to have better lives in Canada This was not always the case.

Information from Horizons Canada Moves West.

Danya Cook