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Many Europeans come to North America
Population increased from 430 000 to 2.5 million -
Gov restricts others
Government restricts immigrants who are poor, disabled, or criminals. -
Treaties
Canadian gov.make treaties with First Nations living between B.C and Ontario -
Diminion act
21 years of age or older paid the $10 registration fee lived on the land for three years or more cultivated 30 acres of the land and built a permadent dwelling on the land -
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Chinese men
about 17 000 chinese men came from Hong Kong and Kenton to work on the railroad. -
Period: to
Canadian gov. collects $23 million through head tax
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Period: to
potash
potash was banned in canada -
Chinese head tax
Canadian gov. decides to charge Chinese immigrants $50 -
Immigrant farmers
Canadian gov. hope to attract workers for the west. -
Chinese head tax $100
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popuation
12.7% of canadas population was immigrants -
Chinese head tax $500
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War measures act
War measures act allows gov. to suspend immigration from Hungary, Austria,and Germany -
WWI
after WWI, 1.5 milion immigrants came to Canada -
Gov. Religeon
Government limits amount of immigrants from certain religous and ethnic groups! -
the great depression
immigration dropped during the great depression -
WW2
WW2 finishes and manty immigarnrs find Canada desirable again. -
Refugees
Refugees are a class of immiigrants now -
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Immigrant jobs
Immigrants were mainly technitions, managers, and entrepreneurs. -
many immigrants
by the end of of the 20th centery, many immigrants groups called canada home. -
immigration policy
an immigration policy was passed in canada discursing the rules and regulation of immigration. -
apology for head tax
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Reform act
The refugee reform act increases refugee acceptances!