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The Chinese head tax
The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The tax was abolished 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 was when a Japanese steamship, the Komagata Maru, that sailed from Hong Kong to Shanghai, China; Yokohama, Japan; and then to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, India. Of them 20 were admitted to Canada, but the 356 other passengers were not allowed to land in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India. -
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The Ukrainian Canadian internment1914 to 1920
About 4,000 Ukrainian men and some women and children of Austro-Hungarian citizenship were kept in twenty-four internment camps and related work sites – also known, at the time, as concentration camps. -
Italian-Canadian internment
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King declared war on Benito Mussolini’s government on June 10, 1940.
Days later, Minister of Justice, Ernest Lapointe, signed the order that resulted in labelling thousands of Italian-Canadians as enemy aliens, and the eventual internment of circa 500 (198 from Montreal alone) men and four women. Habeas corpus was suspended.
Also interned were circa 100 Italian seamen, who found themselves in Canadian waters on 10 June 1940. -
Japanese Canadian internment
Japanese Canadian internment refers confinement of Japanese Canadians in British Columbia during World War II. The internment began in January 1942. The Canadian federal government gave the internment order based on speculation of sabotage and espionage, although the RCMP and defence department lacked proof.The Canadian government promised the Japanese Canadians that their property and finances would be returned upon release; however, these assets were sold off cheaply at auctions. -
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Refugees being added as an immigration category
This event was when canada opened its doors to homeless people from Europe.
In the years 1945-1955 Canada accepted over a million immigrants. -
creation of immigration categories
The Immigration Act 1976, in Canada was insured in 1978 by the Parliament of Canada. It focused on who should be allowed into Canada, not on who should be kept out. -
Immigration Act
An Immigration Act is a law regulating immigration. -
The 1985 Singh Decision
The 1985 Singh Decision Basically gave rights to refugees in Canada to receive a hearing despite not being actual citizens. -
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
The "Immigration and Refugee Protection Act" is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, passed in 2002, which replaced the "Immigration Act, 1976" regulating immigration to Canada.
