FREE ESSAY ON CANADA'S IMMIGRATION FROM 1852-1990

CANADA'S IMMIGRATION FROM 1852-1990

Canada's Immigration From 1852-1990 
In 1852 many of Canada's immigrants were from Europe countries but many of these were
being lost to the United states. This meant that the province of Canada was mostly French
Canadians, this began the immigration promotion program in 1850s. In the 1840s the main
problem was lack of control over the immigrants now the problem was getting immigrant
particularly British ones to start small farms. Over the next 30 years John A. MacDonald
did little to attract new immigrants to Canada. In about 1879 a new immigration law was
passed that was designed to keep out paupers and destitutes. This would be the start to
weed out the people that would live in Canada, and eventually become the laws we have
today. In 1885 an act was passed that would restrict Chinese males from immigrating. This
was done because of the large amount of young Chinese men that were coming to Canada to
work building the CRP ( an estimated 15,701). Without these men most of whom lost their
lives from injury or disease. During the 1890s a depression because of the very short
growing season and very high cost of shipping the grains. This lack of rain caused many
Canadians to immigrate to the U.S. for a better life. Not very attractive to immigrants
to Canada. Around the beginning of the 1900s the economy was boosted by the increasing
need for Canadian food products. Europe had a large population explosion and tax increase
caused more and more to move to Canada. With the construction of the CPR it was much
easier to go west and settle the land which was cheap or free. The Canadian government
was promoting it's self every where with it's fur and grains to encourage new comers and
settlers that moved to the U.S. back to Canada. With the out break of World War I tension
was high. This was the lowest amount of people in years (although the amount of Americans
was increasing with year of the war). Once desired immigrants were now enemy aliens. Also
people from Germany, Hungry, Poland, Romania, and many others become the objects of
hostility. After the war there was a huge boom in immigrants because of Canada's growing
economy. But after all booms there is always the come down by 1930 Canada was in a bad
depression people were also tense because word of another war. During World War II no
Canadians had it worse than the Japanese Canadians. After the booming of Pearl Harbour
all Japanese-Canadians were stripped of their homes and property. The Canadian government
showed great sympathy for European refugees and homeless. The government donated allot of
money to agencies involved in post war rehabilitation and the United Nations Children's
Emergency Fund. There was a also a change in the immigration barriers to allow war
refugees into Canada. A pro-immigration lobby from the people of Canada lowered the
restrictions more even though the government was against this. Without warning in 1959
the government made the laws much more strict to immigrants families coming into the
country thus making residents of Canada unable to sponsor family members. The point
system was introduced. This new type of system eliminated discrimination of race or
nationality. It also reduced the amount of sponsorship immigrating. Robert Adras became a
cabinet minister. He rapidly changed the rules of immigration. His new form of ruling
lowered the immigration rates through out the 1970s. The 1980s Gave way to another
increase in immigrants dew to many refugees, manly indochinese. Canada's current laws are
fair and reasonable. Canada could not have been made if not for brave immigrants.