Chinese Immigration Act (1923)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chinese_Immigration_Act_(1923)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:category gptkb:Anti-Chinese_legislation
Canadian history
Immigration law
Racism in Canada
gptkbp:commemorates July 1 known as 'Humiliation Day' in Chinese Canadian communities
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1923-07-01
gptkbp:effect severely restricted Chinese immigration
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:excludes students
merchants
diplomats
special circumstances
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of anti-Chinese legislation in Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Immigration Act (1923)
gptkbp:impact families separated for decades
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act_(1885)
gptkbp:purpose to prohibit most Chinese immigration to Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_head_tax
gptkb:Canadian_Citizenship_Act_(1947)
gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act_(1885)
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Canadian_Citizenship_Act_(1947)
1947-05-14
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chinese_Immigration_Act_(1885)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8