Looking at the chart “Chinese Immigrants to Canada 1910-1949”, the number of Chinese immigrants that came to Canada drastically dropped twice. Once at the start of WWI and again in 1923 with the invocation of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Though the idea behind the Act was to stop more Chinese from coming to Canada, according to the chart from the period 1923 to 1949 six hundred and forty-four people were able to bypass the Exclusion Act and come to Canada.
However the Chinese immigrants that were accepted were only accepted because it was convenient and profitable for Canada. Immigration from the 1800s to 1900s were strictly controlled. At first the Canadian government would specifically pick male workers for cheap labour and to slowly reduce
However the Chinese immigrants that were accepted were only accepted because it was convenient and profitable for Canada. Immigration from the 1800s to 1900s were strictly controlled. At first the Canadian government would specifically pick male workers for cheap labour and to slowly reduce