Chinese Immigration Act, 1923

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:category gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation_in_Canada
gptkbp:commemoratedBy July 1, known as 'Humiliation Day' by Chinese Canadians
gptkbp:dateEnacted July 1, 1923
gptkbp:discriminatory true
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
gptkbp:impact severely restricted Chinese immigration to Canada
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1885
gptkbp:provides banned all Chinese immigration except diplomats, students, merchants, and special cases
gptkbp:purpose to prohibit most Chinese immigration to Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_head_tax
gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1885
gptkbp:repealedBy May 14, 1947
Canadian Citizenship Act, 1947
gptkbp:requires registration of all people of Chinese descent in Canada
gptkbp:subjectOf apology by Canadian government in 2006
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_head_tax
gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7