New documentary reveals how Black migrants faced roadblocks and made extraordinary gains in Canada
"Migrations" examines the arrival of thousands of Caribbean people to Canada beginning in the 1950s, through work initiatives like the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and the West Indian Domestic Scheme, and it explores the challenges facing the more recent waves of Somali and Haitian migrants.
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![Lois Patterson shares her experience of how she came to Canada in 1962 via the West Indian Domestic Scheme, in “Migrations,” the fourth episode of the CBC docuseries Black Life: Untold Stories. A woman sits on a couch talking.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7029482.1700081991!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lois-patterson.jpg)
"Migrations" examines the arrival of thousands of Caribbean people to Canada beginning in the 1950s, through work initiatives like the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and the West Indian Domestic Scheme, and it explores the challenges facing the more recent waves of Somali and Haitian migrants.