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"Free Negroes" Reach Nova Scotia
Slaves made their way to Canada due to promised land, freedoms, and rights to Blacks in exchange for services rendered Picture Link- http://fathertheo.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/fugitive-slave-act-1850/ -
Loyalist Settlement
Thousands of united empire loyalists settle near the Saint John River in Nova Scotia. Loyalists included American colonists of British, Dutch, Irish, Scottish and other origins who had remained loyal to their King Picture link - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~apassageintime/registry.html -
First Chinese Settlers
These settlers accompanied Captain John Meares to help build a "sea otter pelt trading post" Picture Link - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/chinese-canadians/index-e.html -
Highlander settlement
Lord Selkirk plans a settlement of Highland Scots in Red River area, near present site of Winnipeg. First settlers arrive at Hudson Bay in the fall of 1811. Picture link - http://www.imagekind.com/Duncan-MacGregor-Scottish-Highlander-MacLeay-art?IMID=5c1fcf82-785b-4f12-a7e9-b48fd3f61c98 -
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War of 1812
United states declared war on Great Britain and were determined to seize native land that was impeding their westward espansion. The Canadians repulsed the American attempts to invade Upper and Lower Canada -
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The Underground Railroad
Canada's reputation as a safe haven for Blacks grew substantially during and after the War of 1812. During this timeline tens of thousands of black slaves made it to Canada through the Underground Railroad -
First Chinese Community
Chinese immigrants arrived from San Francisco into the Fraser River Valley, and Barkerville, BC. This built the first Chinese Community. Picture Link - http://ccgwiki.vpl.ca/ -
Louis Riel Establishment
Louis Riel and Metis located to, and occupied lower Fort Gary Picture Link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel -
Dominion Lands Act
•Dominion Lands Act was the 1872 piece of legislation that granted a quarter section of free land to any settler 21 years of age or older who paid a ten–dollar registration fee, lived on his quarter section for three years, cultivated 30 acres, and built a permanent dwelling. This encouraged immigration to the prairies. Picture Link - http://www.earthrangers.com/wildwire/uncategorized/prairie-land/ -
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway recruits thousands of underpaid Chinese labourers that are immigrants to Canada Picture Link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway -
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Jews Find Refuge
Thousands of persecuted Jews, fleeing pogroms in the Pale of Settlement, sought refuge in Canada. -
Ukrainian Migration
The migration of 170,000 Ukrainians began, mainly to flee oppression from areas under Austro-Hungarian rule, marking the first wave of Ukrainians seeking refuge in Canada. Picture Link - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/legacy/chap-2a.asp -
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Western American Immigrants
•Between 1901 and 1914, over 750,000 immigrants entered Canada from the United States. While many were returning Canadians, about one–third were newcomers of European extraction—Germans, Hungarians, Norwegians, Swedes, and Icelanders—who had originally settled in the American West. -
Head Tax
Chinese head tax increased to $500. From 1901 to 1918, $18 million was collected from Chinese immigrants. Picture Link - http://etrechinoisauquebec.net/la-taxe-d%E2%80%99entree-c%E2%80%99est-quoi-ca-head-tax-what%E2%80%99s-that-2/dere-head-tax-certificate/ -
1906 Immigration Act
This act expanded the number of exclusion categories, gave legislative weight to the process of deportation, and over all made it easier for the department to deal with undesirable immigrants. Picture Link - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~apassageintime/registry.html
