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Jan 25, 1500
europeans
the first wave that came to canada were the french who came from Europe looking for new land. the first wave included 6,000 settlers coming over to Canada. They came over to Canada to discover new land, and money profit. -
Europeans
again in 1600, 65,000 Europeans arrived in what they had declared to be new france ( Canada.) more and more Europeans and showed up do to the discovery the Europeans had made in the 1500s. more and more Europeans came up until 1760. -
3000 black loyalist
in 1776 3000 black loayalist came to canada. most of them being slaves that had escaped. promised by the British if they helped fight for them they could come to Canada and get land. the Bistish promised them 100 acres 50 for each family member, plus provisions. but it didnt happen because they had found the land grant system became corrupt. some after 6 years only received a mere quarter acre -
loyalist from new york state
in 1783 35,000 new york state loayalist came to canada during and after the revolutionary war. boosting the population and heavily influencing the politics and culture of what would become Canada. -
scots
during the time period of 1815 and 1870 170,000 scots came to canada and settled here. many of the scottish immigrants came because the hudson bay companie for service in the west. the others came for the fur trade rate Canada was at. -
Irish
in 1825 up until 1850 Irish settlers came to canada. Irish settlers started coming to Canada when the irish explorers first had explored it and had sought it out. in the period of 1825 and 1850 759,245 irish settlers came over to Canada -
under ground rail rode
in 1850 to 1860 15,000 to 20,000 escaped slaves came to Canada to be freed as a slave. they got to Canada not actually by rail rode but by moving quick and being kept in safe houses. -
chinese
1858 to 1900 29,031 chinese imagrants came to Canada to settle here. since then the chinese have contributed alot for Canada such as sports, film, music and much more. -
japanese
1877 to 1911 10,000 japenese came to live here. , Manzo Nagano was the first japanese man to come to Canada landing in British columbia. and by 1877 there was 1000 japense people living in canada. -
baha'i
from 1981 to 1989 there were 2,300 to 3000 refugees from iran. couldnt find reason -
Dutch
1890 up until 1930 there was 25,000 Dutch who immigrated to Canada. Dutch immigrants joined the migration to the Canadian West to take up homestead and railway lands, helping to open the Prairies and establishing ethnic settlements. -
Ukranians
1891 to 1913 there was 170,000 ukranians who came to Canada. they came to canada in the time when canada was promoting and advertising the immigration of farmers. -
italians
1901 to 1920 there was 120,767 italians who came over to Canada. the italians enetered canada primarley from the u.s entering canada, most being men and going into heavy construction and rail rode work. -
Finns
1921 until 1952 there was 36,076 Finns who had to came over to canada. Canada became the main destinations for Finnish immagrnats. they came over in the time when the Canadian economy was considered attractive -
hungarians
37,000 hungarian refugees came over to cnada after the collapse of the 1956 uprising against Soviet authority. -
caribeans
1960 up to 1969 there was 69,707 people from Carbbean countries coming to Canada. i never found why they came to canada but they are one of the largest non european ethnic group in canada -
trinidadians
1967 to 1990 there was 100,000 trinidadians and tobagonians who came over to canada. couldnt find why they came over -
czech refugees
1968 to 1969 there was 11,000 czech rufugees who came to canada. and are now called czech canadians. -
chilean
chileana and other latin american refugees came over to cnada in 1970 f or a war that was happeing in the country at the time. coming over with 7000 of them. -
jews
1970 to 1990 20,000 soviet jews came over to canada. by the time the the jews finally got free they all fleeded to cnada and then in the 1970s to 1990 more came over -
muslims
1972 to 1973 there was 7000 muslims came to Canada couldnt find reason -
vietnamese
1979 to 1980 there was 60,000 vietnamese refugees. many came to canada who had escaped the united states or south vietnam to come to canada for freedom. -
kosovars
in 19999 there was 11,200 kosovars who ha d got airlifted to cnada duruing the koso war. -
chinese
2004 to 2013 there was 326,000 chinese who came to canada couldnt find why the came over -
south asians
2004 to 2013 there was 310,000 asians who came to canada and many went to BC. bc found them a threat like BC found the japanese so he band there privlages. -
philipinos
2004 to 2013 there was 263,000 philipinos who came to canada. they came to canada seeking better oppertunities for there family -
pakistans
2004 to 2013 there was 105,000 pakastans who came to canada couldnt find reason -
serian refugees
2016 justin trrudeau has 50,000 sirien refugees coming to canada because there country is at war and if they stay there any longer they will die
