Major Assignment

By rdavies1

  • Slavery Abolition Act

    Canada stops the buying and selling of people.

  • Building of the Railway

    Many Chinese Canadians worked building the railways for the trains, but many people got injured and even died while building. The working conditions were very poor and they weren't paid that much money either.

  • Chinese Immigration Act

    The Chinese Immigration Act was when Chinese people had to pay a tax to get into the country and show ID, even if they were Chinese-Canadian. This is the only ethnic group that had a head tax.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The purpose of this act was to stop all immigration from China to Canada.

  • Pearl Habour Attack

    Japan attack's Pearl Harbour and Hong Kong creating distrust of Japanese Canadians. Causing a rise in racism.

  • Federal Order in Council

    Order in council was really intended to target Japanese. Japanese Canadians living in BC were detained and property taken by Canadian government.

  • Liquidation of Japanese Property

    Order in council to sell Japanese property.

  • The Repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act

    Chinese immigrants began to come from Canada from many Asian countries, but still felt racism in Canada.

  • Japanese granted right to vote

    Begins to get better for Japanese people living in Canada.

  • Apology to First Nations People’s form United Church

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    Residential Schools

    Residential Schools were a way to "take out the Indian" in Aboriginal people by taking the children away from their families. Lots of the kids were abused and unable to express their culture.

  • Apology to Japanese

    Prime Minister Mulroney apologizes for Canada’s mistreatment of Japanese Canadians.

  • Oka Crisis

  • Apology to Residential School attendees from Anglican Church

  • Apology to Residential School Attendees form United Church

  • Treaty Rights Confirm to Earn a Moderate Livelihood

    Treaty rights to hunt fish and gather are confirmed

  • Apology to Chinese Immigrants

    An apology was by The Prime Minister Harper and the financial compensation was paid.

  • Compensation for Residential School attendees

    1.9 billion dollars from the Federal Government.

  • Apology for the Residential Schools attendees from Federal Government

    The Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, offered an apology on behalf of the Residential Schools.

  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission Started

    To understand experience of First Nations, Metis and Inuit

  • Catholic Church Expresses Sorrow to Residential School Attendees

    Not an official apology

  • Africville Apology

    The Mayor of Halifax issued an official apology for the destruction of Africville in the 1960’s.

  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission Completed

    Documented deaths of over 6000 Residential School students. Total number of schools was 139, 94 recommendations made and number of witness statements is 6750.

  • Recommendation for an Apology

    United Nation recommendation for an apology to African Canadians but no apology has happened yet.

  • Mi’kmaq Fishery Problems

    Lobster dispute becomes violent in Nova Scotia