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British North America Act
Federal and Provincial governments are given the responsibility of immigration. -
Immigration Act
Criminals, the poor, and the disabled are not allowed to immigrate to Canada. -
Dominion Land Act
It was passed to encourage settlement and repel invasion by the U.S. -
Chinese Immigration Act
Head tax of 50$ is set for Chinese Immigrants -
Head Tax Increase
The head tax is now 100$ per person. -
Head Tax Increase
Head tax is now 500$ per person. -
Immigration Act
Immigration act now allows the government to deport for disability, insanity, criminal offence, or disease. -
War Measure Act
The Government can now suspend immigration from "enemy nations" Hungary, Austria, and Germany. Immigrants from these places are dubbed enemy aliens. -
Religious and Ethnic Groups
Immigration is limited for various religious groups, including Hutterites, Doukhobors, Bulgarians, and Austrians. -
Undesirable Peoples
"Undesirable Peoples" were barred entry, including The mentaly ill, alcoholics, and people with "strange habits or llifestyles" -
Chinese Immigration Act
Chinese people are not allowed to immigrate to Canad unless they are students, diplomats, investors, the the children of Canadians -
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The Great Depression
The economy crashed, and the praries were stuck in a lasting dust storm due to little rain, and so crops dried up and stopped holding down the soil. There was widesread unemployement and povrety -
Canadian Citezenship Act
People born outside of Canada can now become Canadian citizens. -
Chinese Immigration act repealed
The Chinese Immigration Act is no longer in effect. -
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
New department formed to manage Citizenship and Immigration. -
Points System Intoduced.
A Points System is introduced to judge who should be let in to Canada -
Refugees
Refugee now counts as a class of immigrant. -
Citizenship Act
THe Canadian Citizenship Act is revised. -
Immigration Act Revised
Immigration ACt now gives more power to provinces, makes categories of immigrants, and lists/defines prohibited classes (those who would be too big a burden on health and/or social services, or a financial burden on Canada). -
Rights
Refugees and Landed immigrants now have the same rights as Canadian Citizens -
Five Year Plan
Five year plan is introduced to increase immigration, to fight off an economic depression -
Right of Permanent Residence Fee
Each immigrant has to pay a required 975$ -
Right of Permanent Residence Fee
Fee no longer applies to refugees -
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
There are now stricter requirements for buisness class immigrants and for refugees -
Refugee Reform Act
More refugees will now be accepted. -
Bill C-31
Refugees only have 15 days tosubmit their refugee claims, and some refugees may be held in detention. -
Point System Update
Pints System now prioritizes language knowledge, those with jobs waiting for them in Canada, and poeple with education