On Dutch Heritage Day, let's celebrate the remarkable
contributions of Dutch Canadians to our country's cultural
fabric
OTTAWA,
ON, May 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, we celebrate
Dutch Heritage Day across Canada.
We take this time to recognize and celebrate the significant
contributions that Canadians of Dutch heritage have made and will
continue to make to our country's social, cultural and economic
life. May 5 is also Liberation Day in the Netherlands, marking the end of Nazi
Germany's occupation during the
Second World War.
Canada is home to more than
one million people of Dutch heritage, with members of the
community having established homesteads in the Canadian West during
the 1890s. In the 1920s, Dutch Canadians became essential to our
economy as they worked on farms, in factories and in homes, and
many more immigrated to Canada
after the Second World War.
Let us remember and honour the sacrifices made by past members
of the Canadian Armed Forces in the liberation of the Netherlands.
As Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with
Disabilities, I invite you all to learn more about Dutch heritage
and the many roles Dutch Canadians play in making our country what
it is today.
SOURCE Canadian Heritage