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South Asian Immigration to Canada
People of South Asian ancestry have been choosing to migrate to Canada since the begginning of the twentieth century and continue to choose to immigrate to Canada. In 1903 the immigrants of Indian ancestry were predominantly Sikh men of farming background. However, today South Asian immigrants are very diverse group of people that represent many different languages and religions. In recent years South Asians are Canada's largest source of immigration -
Continuous Ticketing Legislation
The population of Sikh immigrants reached 5000 and many of these people faced discrimination. The British Columbian passed many laws to limit their rights, including their right to vote, and their access to many professions. The government of Canada passed the continuous ticketing legislation which halted Indian immigration to Canada -
Komagata Maru
This was a ship that challenged the new immigration laws as it was a ship that arrived in Vancouver from Hong Kong with 376 prospective immigrants of South Asian ancestry. However the ship was turned back after two months in harbour -
Balfour Declaration and Statute of Westminster
The Balfour Report of 1926 which declared all British colonies to be equal in status and the Statute of Westminister that enacted the Balfour Report is part of the reason for much of the South Asian immigration to Canada. The Statute of Westminster created a connection between all the commonwealth states and promoted immigration between all of them -
New Immigration Laws
The Continuous Ticketing Legislation was repealed after the Second World War in 1947 and new immigration laws were created. Canada had become more accepting and tolerant of different cultures. As well Canada was in need of educated and highly skilled worker.. -
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed into law on April 17, 1982 and made Canada a much more attractive place to live. The discrimination that was faced by many groups historically such as the Chinese during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway would no longer be legal or acceptable in Canada. -
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Canadian Economy
The Canadian economy was very strong in 2001 and 2002. Canada had a large surplus and employment was surging promoting more people to immigrate to Canada -
Family Immigrates to Canada
