Harper to apologize June 22 for Chinese head tax, compensation still
Harper to apologize June 22 for Chinese head tax, compensation still
Hamilton Spectator - Chinese immigration to Canada surged after 1858, especially when labour was needed for hazardous work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. The federal government later tried to stem the influx with head taxes and, later, the Chinese Exclusion Act
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Canada apology to China migrants
BBC Americas - Between the 1880s and 1920s, Chinese immigrants to Canada had to pay a special tax of up to $500 just to enter the country. When the head tax was repealed in 1923, Chinese immigration to Canada was banned altogether for the next 25 years. But now
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Locals invited to sister city s Italia In Festa
Lockport Union-Sun - Italian immigration to Canada is more recent than America s and the festival is a way of teaching young people about their roots, volunteer Erica Meo said. Plus, she added, it s fun. I go to the Italian festival in Buffalo every July. We re
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The ‘Pink Trail’ to Canada
Asian Pacific Post - Abrams & Krochak one of Canada’s largest full service Canadian immigration law firms states on its website: We facilitate gay immigration to Canada by providing services that are responsive to the needs of members of the gay community, including
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