Canada and the First World War

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Valcartier Internment Camp
A rare panoramic view of the internment camp at Valcartier as it existed in 1915. The Valcartier camp closed in October 1915. Its 146 internees were transferred to camps at Spirit Lake and Kingston. Twenty-six receiving stations and internment camps existed across Canada from 1914-1920, holding 8,579 "enemy aliens."

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19990058-088