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Anti-Asiatic Riot
The White Supremacists started a riot because they were displeased with Chinese immigrants coming to Canada. -
Komagata Maru Incident
In 1914, a chartered ship carrying Punjabis was denied entry at the Port of Vancouver. -
Black Canadians on the Home Front in WWI
Black Canadians in collaboration with White Canadians raised funds and volunteered in hospitals -
Creation of the #2 Construction Battalion
The No. 2 construction Battalion was authorized on July 5th 1916. The first and only segregated non - combat battalion of Canada. -
Residential Schools Become Mandatory
Every Indian child 7-16 years of age was forced to attend a residential school -
Chinese Exclusion Act Established
On July 1st 1923, Chinese people were effectively banned from entering Canada. No Chinese person were allowed in no matter the amount they were willing to pay. -
Japanese Canadian Veterans Were given the Right to Vote
The government granted Japanese veterans of WW1 to vote. -
Japanese - Canadians Arrested After Pearl Harbor
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, all Japanese - Canadians were arrested as traitors. -
Ontario Passes Racial Discrimination Act
Ontario passed the Racial Discrimination Act which prohibited any form or sign of racial discrimination -
Viola Desmond Incident
On this day, Viola Desmond went to the Roseland Theater and purchased a ground ticket. Instead, the clerk gave her a balcony ticket and refused to let Viola sit on the ground floor. -
Protest against Deportation of Japanese Canadians
The government wanted to deport 10,000 Japanese Canadians but was stopped by public protests that took place all around Canada -
Chinese and South Asian Canadians Gain Right to Vote Federally and Provincially
Due to the Citizenship Act, Chinese - Canadians and South Asian Canadians were allowed to vote both provincially and federally. -
Dresden, Ontario Voted for Discrimination
The citizens of Dresden voted against a proposed bylaw banning discrimination. -
Toronto Telegram Covers the Dresden Story
Despite legislation preventing discrimination, many citizens of Dresden did not follow the legislation. 2 Black men were sent as testers to see if this was true. The 2 black men were refused service. -
Canadian apology to Japanese Canadians
The Canadian offered all Japanese - Canadians who experienced the treatment and entrapment. The government offered 21,000 for each of the 13,000 survivors, $12 million for a Japanese community fund, and $24 million to create a Canadian race relations foundation -
Stephen Harper apologizes for Chinese Head Tax
Stephen Harper offered a apology to the Chinese - Canadian community after being pressured. Offered a compensation of $20,000 to the survivors and their spouses -
Apology for Residential Schools
Prime minister Stephen Harper apologized to former residential school students for the lasting impact it had on them. -
Apology for Komagata Maru Incident
Prime minister Justin Trudeau apologized in front of the house of commons for the Komagata Maru Incident -
Vancouver Apologizes to Chinese Community
The city of Vancouver apologizes to Chinese community for all the past legislation, regulations, and policies that discriminated against them.
