Canadian Australians
The number of immigrants stem from both countries being former British colonies and both being parliamentary democracies in the Westminster tradition (Collins, 2015).
Fifty eight of those were French Canadians that were sent to New South Wales without speaking English (High Commission of Canada, 2011).
Of the convicts that settled in New South Wales, all were initially assigned as labourers and eventually allowed to be free settlers.
In 1854 Samuel McGowan created Australia's first telegraph line which stretched from Melbourne to Williamstown (Museums Victoria, 2017).
Around the same time, George and William Chaffe made multiple irrigation schemes throughout the Murray River (Museums Victoria, 2017).
This allowed for water to be transported further away than before, which led to greater farming success and eventually the beginning of the dried fruit industry in South Australia and Victoria.
The Australian 1st Division was initially commanded by Canadian-educated Major-General Sir William Throsby Bridges.
The Canadian and Australian governs called for an Imperial War cabinet in 1918 where the two prime ministers both represented their wounded and dead soldiers.
Because Canada and Australia together played a pivotal role in the war, they had gained global influence which was recognised by the British government.
This led to the two prime ministers both representing separate dominions at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and 1920 (Australian National University, 2017).
To show how paralleled Australia and Canada's World War 1 experiences were, these following statistics are given as a global rank and are according to NationMaster.com.
In addition to events, Network Canada helps Canadian Australians settle into Sydney life by providing advice for different types of visas, immigration questions and general tips for a new Canadian Australian looking to live in Sydney.
Around this time, the Canadian Men's Club was formed with a business and network focused objective between Australian and Canada.
The CCV is a volunteer run social club for Canadian Australians or individuals with strong family ties to Canada.
The CCV host two main events each year which are Canada Day on the first of July and Thanksgiving on November 26.
They also run a number of smaller social events for people to network and talk about Canada related topics.
OCanada is an online store based in the Sunshine Coast Queensland which sells food and general products all related to Canada.
They order shipments from Canada of popular foods, beverages, clothing, souvenirs and recipes.
Notably, they sell family owned Jakemans 100% Pure and Organic Maple Syrup and 100% wild caught seafood which is caught in Canada and shipped directly to Australia where it is afterwards given to their retail partners or directly to people's houses.
They also sell a variety of Seafood such as Salmon and Caviar as well as popular unique Canadian food such as Motts Clamato Juice, Bits 'n Bites, Kraft Dinner and Triscuits.
However, Canadian born Australians have a slightly decreased level of education and it was found in Canada that “in schools with a high number of students who are visible minorities and English language learners, the effects of standardized testing include a range of practices that reinforce inequity and increase social disparity”(Spencer, Delhi, & Ryan, 2012).
In 2016 the median weekly income for Canadian born Australians was $645 (personal), $1,570 (family) and $1,290 (household).
This trend can potentially be explained by the lack of opportunity for post-education training that workers in Canada are given by their employers.
