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From founding Canada to now.
This timespan includes all of the major immigration events from the creation of Canada to the present day. -
The Chinese Head Tax
The Chinese Head Tax was created in 1885 after the Canadian government passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885. This tax was a fixed fee for any Chinese immigrant entering Canada. This tax was meant to repress Chinese people after the sucessful creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The tax was put out of use by the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 which stopped all Chinese immigration except for business people, clergy, educators, students, and other categories. -
The Komagata Maru Incident
The Komagata Maru Incident took place on May 23, 1914 when the Japanese steamship arrivedin Vancover, British Columbia, Canada. The steamship originally came from Hong Kong, China. The steamship carried 376 passengers from Punjab, India, 20 passengers were allowed to stay in Canada, but the others were forced to go back to India. -
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Internment of Ukrainian Canadians
Two years after the First World War the War Measures Act was implemented towards Ukrainian-Canadians and considered them enemy "aliens". At this time about 4000 Ukrainian men, women and children of Hungarian citizenship were kept in twenty-four internment camps and related work sites. -
Italian-Canadian Internment
On June 10, 1940 Prime Minister William King declared war on Benito Mussolini’s government . Days later after this event, Minister of Justice Ernest Lapointe signed an order that resulted in labelling thousands of Italian-Canadians as the enemy. At this time, Habeas Corpus was suspended for the Italian-Canadians. -
Japanese Canadian Internment
The internment of Japanese-Canadians began in January 1942 during World War 2. The Canadian federal government gave the order based on speculation of sabotage and espionage, although the RCMP and defence department lacked proof on this speculation. The Canadian government promised the Japanese Canadians that their property and finances would be returned upon release. Although the Canadian govenment promised, these poccesions/properties were sold off at auctions for cheap prices. -
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Refugees Being Added as an Immigration Category
This event was first 'created' when Canada accepted homeless people from Europe as Canadian immigrants. During 1945 to 1955, Canada accepted over a million immigrants under the status "refugee". At this time the term "Refugee" was add to the Immigration Categories. -
Creation of Immigration Categories
The Immigration Act of 1976 in Canada was created by the Parliament of Canada to ensure a better structure for immigration. It focused on who should be allowed into Canada as an immigrant, and not on who should be kept out. -
Immigration Act
The act came was put into action in 1978, along with new immigration regulations (Categories of Immigration). This act gave more power to the provinces to create and set their own immigration laws. Immigrants were forced to a point system test that insured whether or not they could enter Canada. -
The Singh Decision
The 1985 Singh Decision gave rights to refugees in Canada to recieve hearing without having to be Canadian citizens. -
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was passes in 2002 passed by the Parliament of Canada. This act replaced the Immigration Act of 1976 and adjusted immigration laws and policies in Canada.
