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Creates the reserve system and defines who is native.
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Residential Schools established to assimilate First Nations.
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Under the Chinese Immigration Act, a tax on Chinese people immigrating to Canada is imposed.
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A ship from Hong Kong carrying 376 immigrants from Punjab, arrived in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet and passengers were denied entry to Canada, despite all being British subjects.
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French Canadians conscripted into the Canadian army. English Canadians use their population size advantage to pass the Military Service Act.
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Pushed the boundaries of women's fashion, and gained acceptance of women's equality.
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Formally known as the Chinese Immigration Act, most forms of immigration to Canada by Chinese people is banned.
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A court case that ordered women to be persons and not property
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While approximately 17,000 Jewish-Canadians served during WWII, Canada did nothing to stop or aid in stopping the Holocaust.
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During World War II, a ship containing 900 Jewish refugees escaping Nazi persecution is turned away in Halifax. The ship returns to Europe and more than 250 people from the ship are killed.
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After Pearl Harbor, Canadians of Japanese heritage were removed from their homes on the coast and sent to camps in the interior for fear of Japanese spies. After the war survivors were given two choices: return to Japan or resettle in Eastern Canada. It wasn't until 1949 that Japanese-Canadians were given full citizenship rights.
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At the end of WWII, war criminals are put on trial by members of the allied forces. Canada supports this.
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Canadian government grants First Nations people the right to vote in federal elections without losing their treaty status.
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Makes French and English both official languages of Canada.
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Makes immigration a system based on points and not ethnicity.
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Prevents English speaking Canadians from putting up signs in their preferred language
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Guarantees equality rights for minorities.
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Tried to give Quebec a Distinct Society Status to gain Quebec's approval of joining Canada's Constitution
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Although over 40 years overdue, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney formally apologizes to Japanese Canadian survivors of Japanese internment camps and their families. $21,000 is offered to each of the 13,000 survivors.
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Elijah Harper prevents bills passage as the First Nations were not given Distinct Society Status.
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Agreement to give both First Nations and Quebec Distinct Society Status.
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National vote rejects the idea that First Nations and Quebec are Distinct Societies.
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The first women to be elected Prime Minister, showing acceptance in politics.
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Canadian government does not send soldiers to stop genocide, perception being because it was a third-world African country. It is estimated that between 800,000 and 1 million were killed.
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The Inuit finally gain control over their own government and institutions.
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Gives First Nations in the north self government.
