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Communities of Chinese heritage in Canada
In May 1788, the British fur trader, Captain John Meares arrived at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island with 50 Chinese artisans who helped build a trading post. The following year, an additional 70 Chinese workers arrived to help build a fort and a schooner. With the discovery of gold in British Columbia in 1858, Chinese immigrants from San Francisco began arriving in the Fraser River Valley the following year. Later on, Barkerville, British Columbia was established as the first Chinese communi...
Legislation Targeting Chinese Immigrants
Through the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885, a $50 head tax was imposed on every Chinese person seeking entry into Canada, marking a period of legislated anti-Chinese racism. The head tax followed the building and completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1881-85), which brought Chinese workers to Canada. These workers were needed as a labour force but not deemed desirable as citizens because of their country of origin. The head tax was raised to $100 in 1900 and to $500 in 1903 in further...
Apology in the House of Commons
On June 22, 2006, the Government of Canada apologized in the House of Commonsto people of Chinese origin in Canada who paid the head tax, their families, and Chinese communities across Canada.
Communities of South Asian heritage in Canada reflect the cultural diversity of South Asia. The languages and dialects of the region, as well as the religious diversity, which includes, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Jainism, are all now part of Canadian identity. Immigration from South Asia to Canada began in the la...
Communities of Filipino heritage in Canada
People from the Philippines began immigrating to Canada in 1931, however it was not until the 1990s that immigration increased as more Filipinos came to fill gaps in the Canadian labour market, particularly as a backbone to care provider roles such as nursing and patient service associates in which the Filipino community in Canada represented 30% of these roles, according to the 2016 Census. Over the last few decades, people of Filipino heritage in Canada have established themselves as integr...
Southeast Asian refugee settlement in Canada
During the late 1970s and the 1980s, Canada participated in the resettlement of Southeast Asians from countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Following the end of the Vietnam War, unrest in the region led many to emigrate from their countries of origin. By 1975, the people who were fleeing a number of Southeast Asian countries were often being referred to as "boat people" because Vietnamese people were using boats to flee their country. The term "boat people" is inaccurate and insensit...
The Hai Hong incident
In October 1978, the Hai Hong was sailing from Vietnam with 2,500 refugees when it was blown off course and hit by a typhoon. Because the ship was too damaged to continue sailing and the passengers were quickly running out of food, the Governments of Canada and Quebec were the first to offer refuge to hundreds of the Hai Hong's passengers. Other countries soon followed.
It is widely believed that the first Arab immigrant to Canada was a Lebanese man named Ibrahim Abou Nader in 1882 who came from the city of Zahleh, then in Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, an autonomous territory within the Ottoman Empire. He settled in Montreal.
Communities of Central Asian heritage in Canada include diverse communities from the countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Eligibility. To become a Canadian citizen, you must. be a permanent resident. have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years. have filed your taxes, if you need to. prove your language skills. pass a citizenship test. take the oath of citizenship. There are situations that can prevent you from becoming a Canadian citizen.
“O Canada” came into being in 1880, 100 years before it became Canada’s National Anthem. The song was commissioned by the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, the Honourable Théodore Robitaille, to mark the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations in the City of Québec on June 24, 1880, a performance which was also meant to honour the Congrès national des Canadiens français (National Congress ...
Give the 1st copy (the original) to your employee as proof of insurable earnings for claiming EI benefits. Send the 2nd copy (blue) to Service Canada as indicated on the form. Keep the 3rd copy (white) in your files for 6 years. How you can request a copy of an issued paper ROE. Service Canada retains ROEs for 11 years.
The Fathers of Confederation established. the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867, the birth of the country that we know today. [ See larger version ] Dominion of Canada $1 bill, 1923, showing King George V, who assigned Canada’s national colours (white and red) in 1921, the colours of our national flag today.
