Chinese Immigration to Canada Timeline

By w.han

  • Chinese Gold Prospectors

    Chinese miners and gold prospectors arrive in British Columbia from San Francisco after the end of the Californian Gold Rush in search of gold.

  • The Canadian Pacific Railway

    Chinese immigrants recruited to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia.

  • Job Search

    After the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Chinese people move east in search of work.

  • The Chinese Immigration Act

    The Chinese Immigration Act all Chinese immigrants to pay a tax of $50 per person.

  • Tax Raise

    The federal government raises Chinese immigrant tax to $100.

  • Tax Raise

    The federal government raises Chinese immigrant tax to $500.