Facts & Fiction

It is very difficult to come up with solid figures. The information below is based on materials we have researched and can confirm. However, we expect some figures such as the number of the male internees to change as we continue to compile our research and verify information.

Italians Canadians resident in Canada in 1940	112,625
Italian Canadian male internees	587*
Italian Canadian female internees	4
Average age of an internee	Coming soon
Internees who were naturalized	235*
Internees who were Canadian-born	22
Internees with families (%)	63%*
Shortest amount of time spent interned	Lorenzo Baiocchi, 9 days*
Longest amount of time spent interned	Nello Trasciatti, 5 years*
Italian Canadians declared Enemy Aliens	31,000 (RCMP Annual Report, 1941)
Youngest Italian Canadian Internee	Roy Orlando, 16*
Oldest Italian Canadian Internee	Luigi Bianco, 67*
Interned at Kananaskis, Petawawa, and Fredericton	5* – Sam Valente, Mario Vincenzo Ghislieri, Adolfo Mauro, Fred Tenisci, Antonio Rebaudengo