Manual For Draft-Age Immigrants To Canada [Paperback]

First published in 1968 by House of Anansi Press, theManual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canadawas a handbook for Americans who refused to serve as draftees in the Vietnam War and were considering immigrating to Canada. Conceived as a practical guide with information on the process, the Manual also features information on aspects of Canadian society, touching on topics like history, politics, culture, geography and climate, jobs, housing, and universities.

The Manual went through several editions from 196871. Today, as Americans are taking up the discussion of immigration to Canada once again, it is an invaluable record of a moment in our recent history.

Coverage for Mark Satin and Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada:

[A] major bid to encourage Americans to evade military conscription . . . [Contains] detailed advice about how to qualify as a Canadian immigrant, and information about Canadian jobs and school opportunities, housing, politics, culture, and climate.  Edward Cowan,New York Times, February 11, 1968

[Supplies] would-be immigrants from the south with information on everything from peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie costs to . . . the cold facts about immigration.  Gary Dunford,Toronto Star, February 14, 1968

The [Manual] does not play a siren song to Canada. In fact, one chapter warns: It is foolish for draft-delinquent Americans to expect that they will ever be able to return to the U.S. legally.  Harry Rosenthal,Los Angeles Times, June 2, 1968

[Contains] useful information that would otherwise be difficult to obtain.  Paul Lauter and Florence Howe,New York Review of Books, June 20, 1968

In print for the first time since 1971,Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canadahas once again become relevant in a time of major political upheaval in the United States of America.

• The A List edition will feature a new il.