Chinese Immigration Act, 1885

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1885
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Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:category gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation_in_Canada
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1885
gptkbp:discriminatory yes
gptkbp:effect reduced Chinese immigration
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:excludes students
tourists
merchants
diplomats
government representatives
gptkbp:headTaxAmount $50
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first Canadian law to restrict immigration based on ethnicity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
gptkbp:increasedHeadTax $100 in 1900
$500 in 1903
gptkbp:introducedHeadTax yes
gptkbp:legacy apology by Canadian government in 2006
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:penaltyForNonPayment denial of entry
gptkbp:purpose restrict Chinese immigration to Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_head_tax
gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1923
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1923
1923
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_Head_Tax_in_Canada
gptkb:Head_Tax_redress_movement
gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1923
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8