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Chinese Head Tax in Canada
This tax was a fixed fee that was charged to each Chinese person that entered Canada. This head tax was first levied after the parliament of Canada passed the Chinese Immigration Act (1885), Its purpose was to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada once the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) was completed. This tax was later abolished by the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923. -
The Komagata Maru Incident (1914)
This incident occured on a steamship named "Komagata Maru" where a group of British Raj Citizens attempted to immigrate to Canada, however they were denied entry into the county. The ship sailed from Hong Kong, to Vancouver in Canada. It carryed 376 passengers, but only 24 were allowed into Canada. All the other passengers were forced to return due to their ethnic origins. -
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Internment of Ukrainian Canadians
About 4,000 Ukrainian men and some women and children were kept in 24 interment and/or work camps. Most of the young men were apprehended while trying to get into the USA to find work. This is because at this time for them, attempting to leave Canada was illegal. -
The Railway Agreement (1925)
The railway agreement was signed by the CPR, CNR, and the government of Canada, which allowed the railways to help recruit and settle immigrants to help with building the railroad as the demand for labor increased. More than 185,000 Europeans entered Canada under the agreement between 1925 and 1929. -
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Internment of Italian Canadians
The internment of Italian Canadians began when Italy declared war on Canada on June 10th in 1940. Just days later, the Minister of Justice, signed order that labed thousands of Italian-Canadians as "enemy aliens". About 500 men were interned soon after. -
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Internment of Japanese Canadains
Japanese-Canadians were detained after the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, Malaya and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Beginning in 1941, Canadians that were of Japanese Heritage were forced removal from their businesses and/or homes. Canada's government shut down all Newspapers written in Japanese, and took possession of businesses and personal property owned by Japanese-Canadians. In the August of 1944, Mackenzie King announced that all Japanese Canadians were to be transported to camps. -
Estonian Refugees Arrive in Canada
9 Total boats that were carrying 987 Estonian refugees arrived on the east coast of Canada. They sailed in from Sweden where they were living threatened. They had been trying to re-settle themselves in Canada to escape conflict in their home county, however they were frustrated by the long delays they were experiencing. -
Immigration Act (1976)
This act was mainly focused on who Should be allowed in Canada, not who should be kept out of the county. This act gave more power to individual provinces to set their own rules and laws. This act created four new classes of people who were classified either as Refugees, Families, Assisted Relatives, and Independent Immigrants. -
Refugees being added as an immigration category
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The Singh Decision
This decision is when Satnam Singh came to Canada from India and was seeking refugee status. The government of Canada chose to reject his case under the Immigration Act of 1976. This act did prevented Mr. Singh to state his case in person or appeal the governments decision on his case. The supreme court however, told them that this violated Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms. -
Immigrant and Refugee Protection Act (2001)
The Immigrant and Refugee Protection Act was passed in 2001 to replace the Immigration Act of 1976. This Act became the primary federal legislation that regulated immigration to Canada. This Act also creates a high level of frameworking that details the guidelines and regulations that the government has set in regards to immigration into the country of Canada.
