Slide 2
How did the news portray the immigrants?
They were negative and harmful to the country
What race of people did the Canadian government not want to immigrate to Canada?
Black people
When was the biggest immigration boom in Canada's History?
1896 to 1914
What were Bloc Settlements?
Areas where the same ethnicities lived together
What was the overcrowded slum just north of the Canadian Pacific Railway named?
New Jerusalem
What did the protest in September 7, 1907 in British Columbia want to end?
Asian Immigration
How many black farmers took up settlements in Western Canada between 1905 and 1911?
1500
How many acres of land did the government give to anyone that had a farm?
160 acres
How many British children were sent to live and work on farms in Canada from 1867-1912?
How many Chinese people moved to Canada in 1880 to work on the Pacific Railway?
15,000 people
Who did the government want to immigrate to Canada?
They wanted (English speaking) British Settlers in Canada
How many people were allegedly prevented from immigrating by government agents ignoring their requests for immigration?
thousands
What was the exact population of Manitoba according to the 1911 population census?
461,394
What were the British children from orphanages sent to work on farms in Canada called, and what was their typical age range?
They were called Home Children, and their typical ages were between 8 and 16
Where did the Chinese immigrants mainly decide to settle in Canada?
The west