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Immigration
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Loyalist Immigration
The loyalists were colonists in America who stayed loyal to Britain during the American Revolution, they feared prosecution for their belifes, so they fled to Canada -
Black Loyalists
Many slaves with loyalist masters were promised freedom if they fought for the British in the revolution. -
Irish Influx
During this year the potato crop in Ireland failed, since this was a major food source for many people in Ireland, many emigrated to Canada to escape the resulting famine. -
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The Great Migration
During this timespan as many as eight hundred thousand immigrants settled in canada during this period. -
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The UnderGround Railroad
Many black slaves escaped to Canada using the underground railroad, a loose network of safehouses used by escapees to get to the north. -
British and Scottish Influx
The Canadian government wanted to strenghen english populations in Quebec and in other parts of the country, so they encouraged immigrants from Britain and Scotland to move to Canada -
Chinese Head Tax Introduced
The Chinese head tax charged fifty dollars for every immigrant wanting to get into Canada from China. -
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Clifford Stanton's Homesteading Act
This act started by canadian interior minister in 1896 encouraged immigrants to settle on the praries and make a living being farmers -
The Open Door Policy
This policy introduced by Wilfrid Laurier and his Liberal Government was a plan to get more white immigrants to the interior of the region. -
Chinese Immigration is Banned
The Canadian governmnet outright banned all immigrants from moving to Canada until after the second world war.
