Chinese Immigrants In Canada
Canada, a multicultural country, engages people from diverse countries converging on this second large country in the world. Chinese Canadian, as the third largest immigration group in Canada, are referred as “largest visible minority”, due to its population, which is estimated almost 1.5 million people. [1][2]
Tracing back to, the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward, there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold rush and recruitment of railway construction in Canada. When the construction completed soon, Chinese were unwelcomed. Later, the Chinese Immigration Act established a barrier for the immigration wave. Since then, Chinese started to struggle for their …show more content…
Only diplomats, clergymen, merchants, students, tourist and men of science, these 6 types of people were able to eliminate the tax. Through the years passing, the head tax raise more and more heavy until $500 in the CIA of 1940. Despite the terrible working condition, low wages and heavy tax, they thought it is still worth it and to compare situation in China, they could earn from 10 to 20 times more in Canada thus most of the Chinese labours chose to afford the tax.5 The Chinese were the only ethnic group ever banned from Canada. Since the head tax fail to restrict Chinese Immigration, the federal government pass an Act in 1923 known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, in which a person with Chinese origin will not be permitted to enter Canada. This Act efficiently stopped the immigration wave, whereas it also influenced the reunification of family. Moreover, the basic rights of vote were removed from the Government of British Columbia. Chinese immigrants became an identified target of prejudice and discrimination, especially in British …show more content…
From 1991 to 1996, thirty thousand Hong Kong Chinese immigrated to Canada every year, which means over half of the total Hong Kong immigrants during the period and one-fifth of the total immigrants. While after 1997, most of Hong Kong Chinese saw the positive prospective, hence, the immigration trend started to fall continuously from 44,169 in 1994 to 2,857 in 2000.[11][12] In present, most of the Chinese are easy to adapt their new lives in urban city, because of the efforts such as equal rights, shelters and the community established in a
Tracing back to, the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward, there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold rush and recruitment of railway construction in Canada. When the construction completed soon, Chinese were unwelcomed. Later, the Chinese Immigration Act established a barrier for the immigration wave. Since then, Chinese started to struggle for their …show more content…
Only diplomats, clergymen, merchants, students, tourist and men of science, these 6 types of people were able to eliminate the tax. Through the years passing, the head tax raise more and more heavy until $500 in the CIA of 1940. Despite the terrible working condition, low wages and heavy tax, they thought it is still worth it and to compare situation in China, they could earn from 10 to 20 times more in Canada thus most of the Chinese labours chose to afford the tax.5 The Chinese were the only ethnic group ever banned from Canada. Since the head tax fail to restrict Chinese Immigration, the federal government pass an Act in 1923 known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, in which a person with Chinese origin will not be permitted to enter Canada. This Act efficiently stopped the immigration wave, whereas it also influenced the reunification of family. Moreover, the basic rights of vote were removed from the Government of British Columbia. Chinese immigrants became an identified target of prejudice and discrimination, especially in British …show more content…
From 1991 to 1996, thirty thousand Hong Kong Chinese immigrated to Canada every year, which means over half of the total Hong Kong immigrants during the period and one-fifth of the total immigrants. While after 1997, most of Hong Kong Chinese saw the positive prospective, hence, the immigration trend started to fall continuously from 44,169 in 1994 to 2,857 in 2000.[11][12] In present, most of the Chinese are easy to adapt their new lives in urban city, because of the efforts such as equal rights, shelters and the community established in a