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Background
The Immigration Building, also known as Dominion Immigration House, was located at the corner of Ontario Street and Dallas Road in the James Bay neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia. Between 1909 and 1957, thousands of immigrants to Canada were detained and processed in the building, which closed in 1958 and was demolished in 1978. The site, now occupied by townhouses, was given formal heritage recognition in 2016.
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q137160180)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Immigration Building. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/immigration-building
Chicago
"Immigration Building." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/immigration-building.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-immigration-building,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Immigration Building},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/immigration-building},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}