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First permanent french settlement in Acadia.
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As refugees from the American Revolution, Quakers settled in what is now southern Ontario.
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Refugee from United states came to Canada.
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Over 100,000 settlers who remained loyal to the Crown hence the name Loyalists left the Thirteen Colonies that had become the United States, since they were no longer welcome there, to return to England or settle in other British colonies., some 8,000 of these Loyalists sought refuge in the Province of Québec, while another 35,600 fled to Nova Scotia.
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Over 800,000.00 immigrants from Europe to Canada.
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Enslaved Africans followed the North Star on the Underground Railroad to find freedom in Canada.
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Irish immigrants coming to Canada to escape the Great Famine.
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People emigrated from Ireland to Canada because of starvation.
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Chinese immigration truly began around 1858, when Asian gold prospectors came to British Columbia.
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The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada.
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Americans came to Canada looking for seasonal or permanent jobs.
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Many religious groups that practiced agriculture were attracted to Canada.
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Canada entered into an unofficial gentleman's agreement with the United States to start limiting the number of Japanese people emigrating from America to Canada.
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The Canadian government’s first attempt to restrict immigration from India.
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The Komagata Maru incident involved a Japanese steamship, the Komagata Maru, that sailed from Punjab, India to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, India.
