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1492
Columbus sailed to America
Christopher Columbus discovered America while looking for the North West Passage, a path to India. This was the starting point where immigration from Europe to Canada begun. -
1497
John Cabot claims New Found Land.
Like Columbus Mr. Cabot also came to Canada with hopes of finding what was known as the north west passage yet failed, not from lack of trying. However, what Mr. Cabot did find was fish, and lots of it. Just of the shore of Newfound Land he found a golden fishing spot that soon became a huge spot for fishermen from England. -
1534
Jacques Cartier travled from France to Canada and up the St Lawrence.
Jacques Cartier traveled from France and met with the Iroquois. Cartier's main accomplishment was establishing a French colony in Canada it was called Charlesbourg-Royal. This caused may French to immigrate to Canada because they now had a place to live. -
Champlain established Quebec City.
He established the first permanent settlement in Canada called Quebec. This brought many Frenchmen into Canada because you cannot have a city without residents. -
Iroquois attack
the attack of the Iroquois caused a growth in the population of New France because the newly appointed king of France sent over 1100 soldiers to protect New France. -
Henery Hudsons Tragic fate
Henry Hudson is also a traveler that came to Canada. However his crew betrayed him and he died in what is now known as Hudson's Bay. His journey gave the British a spot for a trading post that would be able to transport furs easily. This caused British traders to move to Canada. -
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Filles Du Roi
Around 800 French women immigrated to New France known as the Kings Daughters to increase the population growth. Encouraging male Frenchmen to settle there and get married. they made sure that all of the woman were fertile and of age to give birth. these women were paid to immigrate. -
Hudson's Bay Company was founded
The English king grants a royal decree to the Hudson's Bay Company stating that it will have exclusive trading rights to the vast territory drained by rivers the flow into Hudson Bay. This caused many Englishmen to immigrate to Canada in search of jobs. -
Founding of Cataraqui Kingston
the founding of Kingston, Ontario caused a new flood of immigrants from Europe to fill the space just like New France did. -
The Highlands of Scotland
The break-up of the clan system in the Highlands of Scotland in 1745 led to considerable emigration from Scotland. People were searching for a new beginning and Canada offered that. -
Founding of Halifax
2,500 British people were recruited by the government to immigrate to Canada and from another colony in Halifax. This would expand Great Britain's power and give them a good source of natural resources. -
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Underground Railroad from 1780 until 1860
This was a rout, made to help slaves in America flee their dire situations, that ran south toward Florida, it is said that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped via this "Railroad" into Canada. -
American Revolution
During the American Revolution loyalists were exiled. these loyalists who seemingly had nowhere to go, traveled to New York and ended up in Nova Scotia seeking refuge in Canada -
The war of 1812
The war of 1812 did not have a direct effect on immigration. However, it did cause the necessity of a larger population in Canada to be known, and given the growth rate the only way to accomplish this was through immigration. -
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The great migration
although Europe was becoming richer because of the Industrial Revolution, population growth made the number of jobs low, forcing many to look to the New World for a home and a new beginning, especially Canada. Approximately 800000 immigrants came to Canada. -
Irish potato famine.
thousands of Irish settlers came to Canada to escape famine and ultimately death although there was sure to be many who didn't make it and died on the ships, the Irish settlers numbered thousands landing on the ports of Quebec and Montreal. -
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
the Gold rush caused many to immigrate to Canada, especially the Chinese. They first appeared in large numbers in the Colony of Vancouver Island to be part of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush in the newly declared Mainland. -
Manzo Nagano the first japanese immigrant
Manzo Nagano lands in New Westminster BC and was the first known Japanese person to immigrate and settle in Canada. He led the way for generations of Japanese immigrants in the years to come. They now have a mountain in BC named after him. -
Chinese people on the railway.
Chinese people immigrated to Canada to help on a dangerous section of the Canadian Railway through BC. -
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Great Britan's many farmers.
During the years 1880 and 1914 many British Farmers came to Canada because they were being given free farm land and the price of wheat was on the rise -
Ukraine fleeing pursecution
Many people fled to Canada from the Ukraine because of political persecution, and a lack of jobs. in this time period land in Canada was plentiful and the price of wheat was on the rise. They were all looking for a bit of the Canadian promise.
