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Smallpox Hits Canada
Smallpox, thought to have been brought by the Hudson's Bay blankets, devastates the Indigenous population. -
John A. Macdonald Authorizes Residential Schools
The purpose of residential schools was to educate and convert Indigenous youth and to assimilate them into Canadian society. -
Chinese Head Tax in Canada
The Chinese head tax was enacted to restrict immigration after Chinese labour was no longer needed to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Between 1885 and 1923, Chinese immigrants had to pay a head tax to enter Canada. -
Denied Right to Vote
Along with the Chinese in 1874 and South Asians in 1907, in 1895 the Japanese were denied the right to vote thanks to BC politicians who wanted all Asians to leave the country. -
Komagata Maru Incident
The Komagata Maru was a ship that set sail from Hong Kong with its destination set to Canada. The boat was from Hong Kong but was filled with Indian men wanting to immigrate to Canada. Upon arrival, they were treated terribly and were racially discriminated. This had forced them to return back to their home country where an altercation happened and caused the death of 22 people and the imprisonment of over 200 passengers. -
The War Measures Act
The War Measures Act was a federal law that
gave the Canadian government extra powers
during times
of “war, invasion, and insurrection -
Women win the rigth to Vote
On 28 January 1916, Manitoba women became the first in Canada to win the right to vote and the right to hold provincial office -
Residential schools
Residential Schools were a cruel act devised by the Canadian Government to erase the culture and history of the Indigenous People. Children were abused physically, mentally, and sexually. Many children did not even know if their siblings were in the same school or dead. -
Immigration Act Amendment, 1919
After the Winnipeg General Strike, the Canadian government had made changes to the Immigration Act. These changes included the ability to deport any foreign people who did not fit in with society. This mainly included Doukhobors, Mennonites, and Hutterites. -
Chinese Immigration Act
It banned the entry of virtually all Chinese immigrants for 24 years. Although migration into Canada from most countries was controlled or restricted in some way, only Chinese people were singled out completely from entering on the basis of race. -
Refused entry of Jewish refugees.
Canada refused entry to thousands of Jewish refugees escaping persecution by Nazis. They were sent back and 3/4 of them died at the hands of the Nazis. -
Japanese-Canadians Detained At Hasting Park
More than 8000 Japanese Canadians were detained at Hastings Park due to fear of infiltrators during ww2. The conditions were harsh and cruel. -
Ontario Racial Discrimination act
The Ontario Racial Discrimination Act in effect since March 15th 1944 prohibits the publication or display, of any notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation indicating racial discrimination. -
Canadian Bill Or Right
Bill of Rights proposed by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker on August 10th 1960 which was the earliest billof human rights proposed at the federal level. -
Official Languages Act
Canadian Law that came into effect on September 9th 1969 which offocially made the French and the English langugaes Canada's official languages. -
Immigrant Dimissal
Immigrants were forced to leave their jobs that they got in Canada in order to make positions available for returning soldiers from the War. -
The last residential school was closed.
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An apology for the residential schools
A statement of reconciliation and apology was
issued by the Canadian government to people
who had experienced physical and sexual abuse in
residential schools—this was not a formal federal
apology. The government provided $2 billion in
compensation to former residential students. -
Chinese Head Tax Apology
On June 22nd, the prime minister at the time, Stephen Harper, formally apologizes for the Chinese Head Tax -
Residential School Apology
Stephen Harper, prime minister at the time, apologizes for the horrible treatment residential school students had to live through. -
Komagata Maru Apology
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologizes for the actions of the past and turning away the Komagata Maru. -
Apologies to the Chinese people.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson apologized to the Chinese
community for policies in effect between 1886 and 1948 that banned
Chinese Canadians from voting.
