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Komagata Maru
In 1914, a Japanese ship called the 'Komagata Maru' sailed from Hong Kong to Canada with 376 immigrants aboard, most of them being Indian. When they arrived in Canada, only 20 passengers were allowed into Canada, the rest of them were denied for two reasons. The first reason was because they didn't leave from their place of origin and second was instead not having enough money to enter Canada. After going to trial, they were escorted off of Canadian waters and were forced back to their homeland. -
Immigration into Canada during WW1
During WW1, Canada was very biased when deciding on who they would let into their country and they were very skeptical because they did not want to let people from ‘enemy countries’ into Canada. The immigration rates dropped significantly after the war started. The previous year there were 150.1 thousand immigrants who came in and in 1915, only 36.7 thousand. -
Chinese Immigrants arrested
The Chinese Immigration Act which was set in years ago and it stated that when Chinese Immigrants who go to Canada have to pay $50 which was later raised to $100 and then to $500. In 1917, Canadian immigration officials obtained the right to arrest any Chinese person who they thought were in Canada illegally -
Immigrants getting laid off
After the first world war, when the soldiers returned home there were not enough jobs for them as they were already taken over. As a solution, the government decided that workers who were immigrants would be dismissed from their jobs in order to make more space for the returning troops. -
Naturalization Act
In previous events that happened in 1919 and with the war just ending, the Canadian government decided to amend the naturalization act that was legislated in 1914. This gave to government the power to revoke the citizenship of any immigrant .
Soon after the amendment, the number of deportations went through the roof and within the next year there had been over 7,000 deportations. -
Opium and Narcotic drug act
in 1922, the Canadian government passed a legislation which stated that if an immigrant was convicted with possession or trafficking of illegal drugs then an officer would lock them up until trial where the judge had the right to decide whether they would get deported or stay in canada. If the judge decided not to deport them, they would have to face at least 6 months of jail time. Officers also had to right to search anywhere without a warrant. -
Empire Settlement Act
In 1922, an agreement was made between Britain and Canada to facilitate the resettlement of agriculturalists, labourers, domestic and juvenile immigrants throughout the empire. This settlement was a huge landmark in Canadian immigration history because of its encouragement for child and youth migration. This settlement helped a total of 165,000 British young men who settled in canada. -
Chinese Immigration Act
In 1923, the Chinese Immigration act was passed. The head tax for Chinese Immigrants was raised to $200 and only four groups of Chinese Immigrants were allowed to enter into Canada.
Diplomats and government representatives.
Children who were born in canada but left for educational reasons or other purposes.
Merchants as described by the minister of immigration and colonization.
Students while attending college or university. -
Railway Agreement
In 1925, Canada came to an agreement with the two largest Railway companies that they would be able to control the recruitment of European agriculturalists who would come and work in canada. This led to many European people coming into Canada, except for the Jewish. This was because Canada did not have enough people to work during the time of this agreement. As a consequence, those who did not find a job within a year of being in canada or lost their job before a year was up would get deported. -
Start of the Great Depression
1929 was the first year of the great depression.
Populations rates, immigration rates and birth rates went down significantly. The number of immigrants that came into canada dropped from 169,000 to fewer than 12,000. Also the amount of deportations in canada went down to around 2,000 in 1929. Those immigrants who did get deployed were for reasons such as sickness or unemployment that came from the great depression
