The Early Muslims in Canada

James and Agnes Love were the first Muslims to come to Upper Canada. They arrived from Scotland in the early 1850's – before Confederation! By the time the first census after  Confederation was held, several Muslim families were living in Canada. Since then, many waves of Muslims have come to Canada, including Lebanese and Turkish Muslims who helped build the  Trans-Canada Railway.  

Source: A New Life in Canada. [http://www.anewlife.ca/documentary/] 

A) Use the websites below to create an infographic or a timeline to show the arrival and contributions of Muslims in Canada, along with some of Canada's major historical events (e.g.  Confederation, the building of the Trans-Canada Railway, WWII, etc.). 

B) Use information from the sources below and write a reflection on how Muslims have been an integral part of the building and development of Canada.

• http://www.anewlife.ca/documentary/ 

• Muslim Demographics and History in Canada | A New Life 

• Canada: A History of Refuge - Canada.ca 

• The Story of Canada's First Mosque 

• Arab Canadians 

• Immigration Timeline 

• How To Make an Infographic with Google Drawings by Alice Keeler