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Canadian Injustices

  • First Residential School

  • Chinese Canadian Injustice

    Chinese must pay $50 to get into Canada
  • Head tax for Chinese Immigrants

  • Hindus Voting Right Denied

  • Asian Immigrants

    All Asian immigrants must be in possession of $200 in order to enter Canada
  • Preventing Indians from traveling to Canada

  • Chinese businesses can’t hire Caucasian women

  • Komagata Maru

    Canada refused to allow any immigrants from this ship.
  • Excludes Germans and Ukrainians from Voting

  • Woman Voting Right

    Woman were allowed to vote on this date.
  • Chinese Immigrants

    The Chinese Immigration Act excludes Chinese from entry into Canada
  • Coloured People

    Courts uphold a restaurant’s right to refuse to serve “coloured” people
  • Elderly Chinese

    Elderly Chinese people can’t go in home for elderly
  • Chinese, Japanese and Hindu people can’t vote in BC

  • Black Customers

    Courts uphold the right to refuse to serve black customers on the basis of freedom of commerce
  • Jewish Immigrants Refusal Beginning

    (World War II) During this time, Canada restricts immigration of Jewish refugees, despite the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany
  • Hastings Park Internment Camp

    Japanese people were taken from their homes and sent to live in the infamous Hastings Park.
  • Jewish Immigrant Refusal End

    (World War II) During this time, Canada restricts immigration of Jewish refugees, despite the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Jewish people had to leave Canada.
  • Aboriginal Voting Rights Denied

    Aboriginal People were not allowed to vote.
  • Japanese Compensation and Apology

    The government apologizes and gives money to Japanese people.
  • Last Residential School

  • Apology to Chinese Canadians

    The Government formally apologized to Chinese Canadians for the injustices done to them.
  • Residential School Apology

    The government apologized for the terrible things they did to the students at residential schools.