Chinese Immigration Act (1885)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Government_of_India
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation_in_Canada
immigration law 1885 in Canadian law |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1885
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| gptkbp:effect |
significantly reduced Chinese immigration
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
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| gptkbp:excludes |
students
tourists merchants diplomats government representatives |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first Canadian law to restrict immigration based on ethnicity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chinese Immigration Act (1885)
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| gptkbp:increasedHeadTax |
100 Canadian dollars in 1900
500 Canadian dollars in 1903 |
| gptkbp:introducedHeadTax |
50 Canadian dollars
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:purpose |
restrict Chinese immigration to Canada
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Chinese_head_tax
gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act_(1923) |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act_(1923)
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_(1923)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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