Our Story
A significant part of Canadian and British history, still vastly unknown.
Between 1869 and 1948 over 100,000 children of all ages were brought to Canadian shores from the UK. They were not brought for love or protection – they were sent to work on Canadian farms and in Canadian households.
Home Children Canada, established in 2012, is dedicated to elevating the profile of the Home Children and preserving their memory. We catalogue their stories, build the Home Child Registry and its indexes, and have published newsletters since 2013.
We advocate for recognition of the Home Children’s service in the World Wars, and we located an unmarked mass grave of 76 children at Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke, Ontario. After four years of research to identify them, a monument bearing their names was erected.
