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Chinese Head Tax
Anyone immigrating from China had to pay what was known as a head tax. It was to discourage people from immigrating from China. -
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Refugees Being Added as an Immigration Category
This was the first time Canada took in refugees. It was mainly refugees from Russia. -
Komagata Maru
The Komagata Maru was a ship that had transported immigrants from India to Canada. There was a law that said that immigrants could only come to Canada if they came straight from wherever they were from to Canada. But sadly there wasent any way to get from India straight to Canada, so the Komagata Maru was turned away. -
Internment of Ukrainian Canadians
During WW1 Canada and the Allies were at war with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Ukraine was in enemy territory. Because of this the Canadian government was scared of the German and Ukrainian people who were living in Canada. They seized over 8000 people and put most of them into internment camps and were forced to work for Canada. -
Internment of Italian Canadians
This was very similar to what Canada did to the Ukrainians in WW1. This was in WW2 when Italy declared war against Canada. The government used the War Measures Act to arrest large groups of Italians. -
Internment of Japanese Canadians
Again Canada became afraid of a group of people who lived in Canada, because their home country attacked somewhere. This time the Japanese had bombed pearl harbor and the Canadian government sent 20000 people into central British Columbia and even to western Alberta. -
Immigration Act
The Immigration Act makes it so no one who has ever committed any acts of espionage can immigrate to Canada. -
Singh Decision
Satnam Singh was an immigrant from India who was rejected from entering Canada under the Immigration Act. But the courts would not allow Satnam to appear in court or make and appeal. This went against section 7 of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Because of this incident Canada made it easier for immigrants to come to Canada. -
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is the most recent law about immigration. It helped to protect current residences of Canada and to protect new immigrants. -
Immigration Categories
There are 4 immigration categories, Refugees, Family, Economic, and Other. These categories describe the different ways people can come into Canada as an immigrant.
