How many women went back to Britain and Europe after coming to Canada to live?
A. We’ll never know how many women returned to their homes overseas when their marriages did not work out in Canada. The reason why is because once the war emergency was over, the War Brides were no longer classified as “War Brides” per se: rather, they were Canadian citizens who were emigrating to Britain or Europe. Also, not every War Bride returned to her homeland without her husband: some husbands and wives went back together when the promise of a better life in Canada did not transpire. Anecdotal evidence suggests that 5-10 % of the total number of 43,454 War Brides who came to Canada on the official transportation scheme eventually left Canada and returned to their home countries.
