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Canadian Immigration Policies Over The Past 150 Years

By: Isabella Hewitt

Immigration Act 1869 #4

• Canada’s first immigration policy after Confederation

• Primarily focused on ensuring the safety of immigrants during their travel to Canada and protecting them from mistreatment upon their coming

• Prime Minister John A. Macdonald hoped an open immigration policy would encourage the settlement of the West

• Large-scale immigration was unsuccessful to become a reality as the rate of emigration continued well above the rate of immigration

Immigration Act 1869

#4

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British emigrants leaving for Canada circa 1900

The Chinese Immigration

Act 1885 #9

The Chinese Immigration Act 1885

#9

• Was the first piece of Canadian legislation to reject immigrants because of their ethnic origin

• Forced a duty of $50 on every Chinese person in search of entry into Canada

• Only momentarily reduced the number of Chinese immigrants coming to Canada

• In 1900 the duty enlarged to $100 per person

• In 1903 the duty enlarged to $500 per person

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A group of Chinese laborers working on the Pacific Railway in the late 1800's.

Gentlemen’s Agreement 1908 #7

Gentlemen’s Agreement 1908

#7

  • Canadian Minister of Labour Rodolphe Lemieux negotiated an agreement with Japanese Foreign Minister Tadasu Hayashi to limit Japanese immigration to Canada.
  • Limitations on Japanese immigration were beleived to be necessary following a recent increase of Japanese labourers in British Columbia and a increase of anti-Asian sentiment in the province.
  • Under it's terms the Japanese government willingly restricted the number of Japanese immigrants annually arriving in Canada to 400.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Tadasu Hayashi

Continuous Journey Regulation 1908 #8

Continuous Journey Regulation 1908

#8

  • Required prospective immigrants to travel to Canada by continuous journey from the country of which they were natives or citizens on a through ticket purchased in that country
  • There was no direct steamship service between India and Canada at this time, so this regulation had successfully blocked Indian immigration
  • Led to a decrease in Japanese immigration to Canada by closing off the main immigration route through Hawaii
  • W. L. Mackenzie King Jr. is the man who wrote the Continuous Journey Regulation

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W. L. Mackenzie King Jr. the man who wrote the Continuous Journey Regulation

Komagatu Maru 1914 #5

Komagatu Maru 1914

#5

• Arrived in Vancouver, having sailed from China with 376 Indians on board

• Were rejected admittance to Canada

• After two months in the harbor, and following an unsuccessful appeal to the BC Supreme Court, the boat sailed back to India

• 1914-1920 only one Indian was allowed into Canada as an immigrant

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Sikhs aboard Komagata Maru in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, 1914

Immigration Act Amendment 1919 #10

Immigration Act Amendment 1919

#10

• More preventive regulations in response to the postwar economic decline, labor unrest and rising anti-foreign sentiment

• Immigrants from opponent alien countries were denied admission and the restricted categories of political dissidents were extended

• Governor-in-council was furthermore authorized to forbid immigrants of any nationality, race, occupation and class because of their “peculiar customs, habits, modes of life and methods of holding property

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Canadian soldiers returning from Vimy Ridge (1917)

“Becoming a Public Charge” Deportations 1930 #6

“Becoming a Public Charge” Deportations 1930

#6

• Number of deportations on the grounds of "becoming a public charge" increased as the depression took hold

• From 1930-1934, 16,765 immigrants were deported

• Numbers of deportations on the grounds of medical reasons and criminality also enlarged

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The Great Depression In Canada 1930's

Canadian Citizenship Act 1947 #3

Canadian Citizenship Act 1947

#3

  • Had created the category Canadian citizenship and accepted residents of Canada to receive citizenship regardless of their country of origin.
  • Before 1947, people born in Canada and naturalized immigrants were labelled as British subjects rather than Canadian citizens.
  • Established the criteria for receiving citizenship and outlined the circumstances under which citizenship could be lost or cancelled.

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A stamp commemorating the Citizenship Act of 1947

Hungarian Refugees 1956 #2

Hungarian Refugees 1956

#2

• Crushing of the Hungarian uprising led to over 200,000 Hungarians escaping to Austria

• Due to public pressure, the Canadian government implemented a special program, offering the Hungarian refugees free transport, as a replacement for loans

• Thousands of Hungarians arrived in the early months of 1957 on over 200 chartered flights

• 37,000+ Hungarians were let in in less than a year

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Hungarian Refugees arrive in Canada, 1957

Canadian Multicultural Act 1988 #1

Canadian Multicultural Act 1988

#1

• Gave a legislative framework to the current policy of multiculturalism and extended its focus

• Revisions to the policy were deemed essential to better reflect Canada’s increasingly diverse racial and ethnic structure

• Made to protect the cultural heritage of every Canadian, decrease discrimination and encourage the implementation of multicultural programs and initiatives within institutions and organizations

• The first country to permit a national multiculturalism law

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Canadian Citizens of diffrerent races and cultures on Canada Day

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