GEOG 309 Lecture Notes - Cultural Pluralism, Social Equality, Chinese Canadians
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17th century we get french settlements followed by the british. End of the seven years war, wave of british immigration. 1790-1860 most of the immigration is from england, ireland and scotland. From 1867 onward, waves from immigration from ireland and china. 1882 railway completed head tax placed on chinese immigrants of 50$, raise to 100$ in 1890"s and 500$ in 1903 policy of oriental exclusion (chinese and japanese) 1908 continuous legislation (prevents east indian immigration) had to come to canada in one. 1901-1911 usa, central and eastern europe (favoured immigrants) they showed up to settle the trip. 1913 400,870 immigrants arrive but in 1935 (great depression) 11,000 arrive. 1923 canadian chinese immigration act (tightened in 1930 to total exclusion of asians) 1947 repeal of chinese immigration act (some restrictions remain until 1960"s) 1950"s selective immigration still favours certain nationalities (85% european) 1962 point system introduced (plus certain nationalities still excluded)