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Canada's History
A series of events occurred during this time period some of them being: Chinese Head Tax, Internment of Ukrainian Canadians, Komagata Maru Incident, Internment of Italian Canadians, Internment of Japenese Canadians, The Immigration 1976, Refugees Added as an Immigration Category -
Chinese Head Tax
Started in 1885 until 1923. Chinese people had to pay $50 and higher to come into Canada as immigrants. The price was then later raised to prices of $100 or even $500. -
Komagata Maru Incident
A steamship from India accompanying 376 total passengers who attempted to immigrate were denied entry into Canada. -
Internment of Ukranian Canadians
Lasted from the year 1914 - 1920. They were kept in camps. Usually men were taken from their families and sometimes the whole family. There were 24 internment camps they were put in. The Ukrainians were referred to as "enemy aliens". -
Internment of Italian Canadians
Began on the day that Italy declared war on Canada, which was June 10, 1940. About 500 men were taken in total and four women were subject to internment. They were referred to as "enemy aliens". The Canadians were afraid that they would stomp over their religion and beliefs, so they put them in camps. They were also worried because they thought the Italians were fascists. -
Internment of Japanese Canadians
It began because of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and lasted until 1949. Canadians of Japanese heritage were stripped from their homes and jobs and sent to internment camps. Husbands and wives were separated and children were left emotionally scarred. They were promised to have their property and wealth given back to them once the war was over, but to be able to fund the camps Japanese property such as houses and personal belongings were sold. -
Immigration Act 1976
The act was passed in 1976 and put into action on April 1, 1978. The act specified who was allowed into the country and who was not. It stated that people of disfunction or mentally disabled were not allowed into Canada. It also gives authority to the provinces allowing them to make their own immigration laws. Later on, it introduced the immigration categories we know now today. -
Creation of Immigration Categories
There are four main categories of immigrants which are: Economic Immigrants, Family Class, Refugees, and Others. -
Refugees Added as an Immigration Category
Refugees were made one of Canada's immigration categories. This meant that Canada accepted refugees steadily, instead of crisis by crisis. It used to be only due to circumstances but this change was very helpful to refugees. -
Singh Decision
Satnam Singh came to Canada seeking refugee status but was denied it because of the Immigration Act, 1976. He was not allowed to state his case to the government, which the Supreme Court found violating section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This resulted in the right to a hearing if seeking refugee status, the establishment of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and the provision of necessities to life until people seeking refugee status have their hearing. -
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
It establishes categories of who can come to Canada from other countries to make permanent homes and build a lifestyle. The goal it is trying to meet is to : Continue to provide social, cultural, and economic benefits for all Canadians, keep the respect for the bilingual and multicultural nature of Canada, expand the economy, reunite families in Canada, and grow the minority official language communities in Canada.
