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… The government introduced new restrictive immigration regulations in 1919 in response to the social and economic turmoil of the immediate postwar period. Following the First World War, the …
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… The Canadian Citizenship Act came into effect on 1 January 1947 under the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The act established Canadian citizenship as a distinct category and …
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A collection of individual quotes are provided here to highlight some of the experiences of immigrants from the Netherlands. Deciding to Leave - Saying Goodbye Travelling Arrival in Canada All Aboard - On The Train Life in …
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Browse by topic Refugees 14 War 8 Immigration Facilities 7 Religious Persecution 4 Museums and Heritage Institutions 3 Browse most recent …
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… The Empire Settlement Act of 1922 was an agreement between the British government and several commonwealth countries designed to facilitate the resettlement of agriculturalists, farm labourers, domestics and …
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… In 1952, the government of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent passed the first new immigration act since 1910. The Immigration Act of 1952 was not a significant departure from prior …
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… racial discrimination from Canadian immigration policy. Skill became the main criteria for determining admissibility rather than race or national origin. When the Progressive Conservatives … and sensitivity to matters of racial discrimination. Prime Minister John Diefenbaker introduced the Bill of Rights in 1960, which rejected …
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… deemed necessary after the onset of the Great Depression in order to combat soaring unemployment and further economic decline. The legislation limited admissible immigrants to: American and British subjects …