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Creation of Immigration Categories
Immigration has played an important role in the foundation of our country but Canada's laws policy's did not always welcome everyone. Canada created Categories for immigration such as humanitarianism, economic contribution, or family reunification. -
Chinese Head Tax
The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Komagata Maru incident
The Komagata Maru Incident happened in 1914 when the steamship carrying citizens from British Raj attempted to immigrate to Canada in but were denied entry. -
Internment of Ukrainian Canadians
The Ukrainian Canadian internment was part of the confinement of "enemy aliens" in Canada during and for two years after the end of the First World War, lasting from 1914 to 1920, under the terms of the War Measures Act. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Canadian_internment -
Internment of Italian Canadians
In 1939, the camp was used for the internment of enemy aliens. German, Italian and Japanese Canadians were held there at different times during the war. The majority of Italian Canadians from central and eastern Canada were sent to Petawawa in June 1940.
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Internment of Japanese Canadians
Beginning after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and lasting until 1949 (four years after World War II had ended), Canadians of Japanese heritage were removed from their homes and businesses and sent to internment camps in the B.C. interior, and to farms and internment camps across Canada.
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Refugees being added as an immigration category
On 4 June 1969, Canada belatedly signed the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 18 years after it was adopted by the United Nations, and 15 years after it entered into force. In the 40 years since Canada became a party to the Refugee Convention, it has gained the enviable reputation of being a world leader in protecting refugees.
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Immigration Act
Ethnic origins. The Immigration Act. 1976, in Canada was insured in 1978 by the Parliament of Canada. It focused on who should be allowed into Canada, not on who should be kept out. The act came into force in 1978, along with new immigration regulations.
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Singh Decision
The decision is Satnam Singh came to Canada from India seeking refugee status. Canada's government rejected his case under the Immigration Act, 1976. The Immigration Act, 1976, did not allow Mr.Singh to state his case in person or to appeal the government's decision on his case.
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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
The Canadian immigration act that was passed in 2001 and replaced the immigration act of 1976.
