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The 'Petworth Emigraton Scheme', sponsored by the Earl of Egremont, sent several thousand working-class people from the south of England to Upper Canada between 1832 and 1837. The Scheme was part of a larger initiative in Britain during the 1830s, in which churches, charitable organizations and private individuals were active in promoting emigration as a solution to over-crowded urban slums, unemployment and poverty in Britain.

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★ Moving Here, Staying Here: The Canadian Immigrant Experience at Library and Archives Canada - "Right of Passage: Debates"