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fishing boats
1,200 Japanese Canadian fishing boats are impounded. Japanese language newspapers and schools close. -
Removal begins
Removal begins of Japanese immigrant males from coastal areas. -
Protected area
The government passed Order-in-Council 365 that created an area 100 miles (160 km.) inland from the coast as a “protected area” -
The Males are ordered to be removed
All male Japanese Canadian citizens between the ages of 18 and 45 ordered to be removed from 100-mile-wide zone along the coast of British Columbia. -
Evacuation of Japanese Canadians
Mass evacuation of Japanese Canadians begins. Some given only 24 hours notice. Cars, cameras and radios confiscated for “protective measures”. Curfew imposed. -
Japanese Canadians Must turn over property and belongings
Japanese Canadians ordered to turn over property and belongings to Custodian of Enemy Alien Property as a “protective measure only”. Eventually these assets were sold and proceeds used to pay for the interment -
British Columbia force men to road camps
British Columbia Security Commission initiates scheme of forcing men to road camps and women and children to “ghost town” detention camps. -
Order-in-Council 469
Properties left behind were to be held in trust but Order-in-Council 469 passed on January 19, 1943 authorized the government to sell the properties without the owners’ consent. -
loyalty survey
A loyalty survey carried out by the RCMP on March 12, 1945 guaranteed the expulsion of all Japanese Canadians from the province of BC. The Ultimatum: move east of the Rocky Mountains or be exiled to Japan.