• Edith May Thompson Hauger
    Edith May Thompson Hauger …
  • Canziano e Iolanda
    Canziano e Iolanda …
  • Trooper Carl Andrew Danroth
    Trooper Carl Andrew Danroth …
  • Joan Eileen Cusack
    Joan Eileen Cusack …
  • Carmine Antonio Marrone
    Carmine Antonio Marrone …
  • Immigration Act, 1906
    The Immigration Act of 1906 introduced a more restrictive immigration policy, expanding the categories of prohibited immigrants, formalizing a deportation process and assigning the government enhanced powers to make arbitrary judgements on admission. The new immigration act was developed under the …
  • Gentlemen’s Agreement, 1908
    (Hayashi-Lemieux Agreement) In 1908, Canadian Minister of Labour Rodolphe Lemieux negotiated an agreement with Japanese Foreign Minister Tadasu Hayashi to restrict Japanese immigration to Canada. Under the terms of the “gentlemen’s agreement,” the Japanese government agreed to voluntarily limit the …
  • Continuous Journey Regulation, 1908
    The “continuous journey regulation” was as an amendment to the Immigration Act in 1908, prohibiting the landing of any immigrant that did not come to Canada by continuous journey from the country of which they were natives or citizens. Immigrants were required to purchase a through ticket to Canada …
  • Immigration Act, 1910
    The Immigration Act of 1910 further enhanced the discretionary powers of government to regulate the flow of immigrants into Canada, reinforcing and expanding the exclusionary provisions outlined in the Immigration Act of 1906. Under the new act, the list of prohibited immigrants expanded and the …
  • Policies
    Policies …