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This document was a police background check that was necessary before emigration to Canada.

Documentation required for immigrating to Canada

This document was needed for immigrating to Canada

This document released Domenico Rocca from Italian military duty in order to work in Canada

Domenico Rocca wrote a request for release from the mandatory military duty that Italy applied to all young men. He need this release in order to leave Italy.

This official document releasing Domenico Rocca from mandatory Italian military service indefinitely. This was required in order to leave Italy for Canada.

Family photo from the early 1900's in Ciociaria, southern Lazio. It depicts a farming family of some means.

On Dec. 10 1924 Luigi Rocca sent a large money order to his family in Italy. It was made out to Felice Rocca. This was a common practice from Italian immigrants to support their families back in Italy.

Upon arriving in Canada in April of 1957, Domenico Rocca joined the Labourer's Union Local 1089 in Sarnia. He paid his dues monthly. The scanned booklet shows three years of dues recorded with stamps. 1957, 1958 and 1959. Most of the Italian…

In 1948 Domenico Rocca immigrated to France from Italy to find employment. His permit was valid for four years and he then renewed it for another three years. In 1957 he immigrated to Canada.

Before coming to Sarnia from Italy, Domenico Rocca had immigrated to France, Venezuela and finally to Sarnia, Ontario Canada, where he remained for the rest of his life.

Domenico Rocca's father had also emigrated to the US in the early 1900s. Emigration repeated itself with the subsequent generation, was a way that the Rocca family's situation in Italy was ameliorated. Money, earned abroad, was sent back so that…

Domenico Rocca's father had also emigrated to the US in the early 1900s. Emigration repeated itself with the subsequent generation, was a way that the Rocca family's situation in Italy was ameliorated. Money, earned abroad, was sent back so that…

This document was required for immigration purposes and for employment.

Dec. 4 1957. Domenico Rocca's third class ticket for ship Augustus from Naples to New York. Many Italians in Sarnia travelled first to New York by ship and then boarded a train from New York to Sarnia.

Domenico Rocca's 1949 certification letter of trade qualification. Before emigration it was necessary to have the mayor of the town to provide a signed letter to certify the qualifications of person leaving. Since many of these rural Italian…

It appears from documents that Domenico Rocca departed from Italy emigrated to France, Venezuela, and then in 1957 immigrated to Sarnia, Ontario. This journey to more than one country to find a better life was repeated by numerous Italian…

A number of Italians who came to Sarnia from Italy, sailed to New York and then travelled by train to Sarnia. This required a confirmation letter, detailing the travel route through New York, for the American Embassy in Rome.