Chinese Exclusion Act, 1923

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	Chinese Exclusion Day
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1923-07-01
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:excludes	Chinese except diplomats, students, merchants, and special cases
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the most restrictive immigration laws in Canadian history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chinese Exclusion Act, 1923
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French English
gptkbp:legacy	apology by Canadian government in 2006
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1923
gptkbp:penalty	deportation for illegal entry
gptkbp:purpose	to prohibit most Chinese immigration to Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Chinese_head_tax gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1885 Chinese Immigration Act, 1947
gptkbp:repealedBy	1947-05-14 Canadian Citizenship Act, 1947
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1885
gptkbp:requires	registration of all people of Chinese descent in Canada
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Head_Tax_redress_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8