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History of Immigration in Canada
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Chinese Head Tax
Canada was reluctant about accepting Chinese immigrants into the country, requiring all Asian immigrants to pay a fixed fee, which was the head tax. This was one of several laws restricting immigration from Asia. -
internment of Ukrainian Canadians
At the beginning of World War One, the Canadian government decided to arrest 8000 people with a Ukrainian identity. The government did it because they had trust issues with them and because of their identity, the government seized their homes and possessions. After the war, Canada released the Ukrainian community out of the camps. Then in 2005 Canada passed a law that was an event that recognizes the internment of Ukrainian Canadian citizens. -
Komagata Maru Incident
Canada's government only allowed people from India to immigrate to Canada if they sailed directly from India to Canada without stops. Since no shipping lines ran this route, often Canada just excluded Indian immigrants. Canadian Authority did not allow the passengers on the Komagata Maru on shore, so after two months and many protests, the ship turned back. This shows that Canada's immigration policies were exclusionary. -
Chinese Head Tax Ended
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Internment of Italian Canadians
During world war two, Canada passed the law that all Italian Canadians and Italian descent must go to camps, arrest began at 1940 when Italy declared war on Canada. 700 people suffered from this arrest as the government took them out of their homes and in their camps. Since the Italians declared war on Canada the Italians from Italy could come to Canada at all.This ended of course and the government apologized to the Italian Canadians in 1990 -
Internment of Japanese Canadians
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor during World War Two, it was the last straw for Canada. In 1942, Canada's government decided to move all people of Japanese ancestry away from the west coast. More than 20,000 men women and children were forced to move away from there homesteads and into camps with only the possessions that they could carry. This was due to the War Measures Act. -
Refugees getting added as an Immigration Category
Canada's immigration laws have been dated back to 1867, and nothing has really changed until 1951 when Canada opened their hearts and started to allow more refugees. After the war Canada saw how terrible and poor conditions people had to live and felt pity on them, and so they decided since they need more people, since lots of canadian citizens died because of the war, canada thought decision so they started getting refugees from all over the world. -
Immigration Act
This laid out rules for immigrants hoping to come to Canada. The rules are as follows: no person will be granted entry into Canada if they have engaged in acts of espionage or subversion against democratic government, institutions or processes, as they are understood in Canada. The other rule is: persons who there are reasonable grounds to believe, while in Canada, engage or instigate the subversion by force of any government. This is to prevent harm to Canada's citizens caused by immigrants. -
Creation of Immigration Categories in Canada
canada focused on was mostly economic workers, family class and other which is the same as the categories we today, the reason why they changed it in 1951 was because before the refugee and immigration act, they were was mostly concerned about economic immigrants who would for canada and would canada through. But now we have enough that we can work many industries. Also Canada was concerned about the suffering refugees but has changed in 2002 when they added every category we use today -
Singh Decision
Satnam Singh traveled from India to Canada seeking refugee status. However, Canada's government rejected his case under the Immigration Act of 1976. They did not allow Satnam Singh to state his case in person, or even appeal the government's decision. This was brought to the attention of the Supreme Court, which said it violated section 7 of the Charter. As a result, Canada created the Immigration and Refugee Board to provide quick and fair hearings. Refugees have a right to a hearing in person. -
Internment of Japanese Canadians Apology
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Internment of Italian Canadians Apology
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Immigration and Refugee act
It is very similar to the Immigration act in 1976, but has changed in 2002, the objectives of this act for refugees to do can include, respect the bilingual and multicultural character of Canada, Support the development of minority official language areas in Canada, and huge one was to reunite refugees with their families in canada. There were many other hopes that the canada government would get from act as well. -
Internment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act was created
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Chinese Head Tax Apology
