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There were 40 known prisoner-of-war camps across Canada during World War II, although this number also includes internment camps that held Canadians of German and Japanese descent. [1] Several reliable sources indicate that there were only 25 or 26 camps holding exclusively prisoners from foreign countries, nearly all from Germany. [2] [3] [4]
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Pages in category "World War II internment camps in Canada" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
During World War II, the Canadian government established and continued the operations of many internment camps to detain 'enemy aliens' – a term that included Canadian citizens of German, Italian, and Japanese descent who were deemed potential threats to national security. Of these, the legacy of German internment camps in Canada remains ...
Bowmanville POW camp in 2011. The Bowmanville POW camp, also known as Camp 30, was a Canada administered POW camp for German soldiers during World War II located on 2020 Lambs Road in the community of Bowmanville, Ontario in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. In September 2013, the camp was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. [1]
The actions of Japan leading up to World War II were also seen as cause for concern. Japan withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933, ignored the naval ratio set up by the Washington Naval Conference of 1922, refused to follow the Second London Naval Treaty in 1936, and allied with Germany with the Anti-Comintern Pact. Because many Canadians ...
World War II internment camps in Canada (19 P) ... Pages in category "World War II sites in Canada" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
Italian-Canadian man being arrested at Casa d'Italia in Toronto on June 10, 1940 Italian-Canadian men at an internment camp. On June 10, 1940, following Italy's declaration of war against the United Kingdom, all fascist organizations in Canada were deemed illegal through the War Measures Act.