canadian immigration laws

  • Canada's open door policy

    open door policy rejected only crmiminals
  • the dominion lands act

    the dominion lands' act of 1872 was a piece of land
    grant of 160 acres of land
  • immigration act of 1906

    this act defined the meaning of the term immigrant and barred a broad spectrum of immigrants from canada.
  • continuous-journey regulation

    which came into effect in 1908 was knowen as the continuous-journey regulation. all would be immigrants to canada were required to travel to canada by continuous passage from their country.
  • canada west

    while the immigration department of the goverment actively encouraged american farmers to the canadian west, it did not attempt to to emigrate black farmers