A History of Immigration in Canada

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A History of Immigration in Canada

Canada made history in 1967.
It was the first country in the world ever to go to a merit - based point system for immigration.
The goal the system is summed up with is one sentence on a government immigration website.
Quote : " We choose skilled immigrants as permanent residents based on their ability to settle in Canada
and take part in our economy."
So, beginning in ' 67 an applicant 's race, color, nationality... that no longer mattered.
To be blunt, being white ceased to be the advantage it had been.
Canada, like many other countries, had a history of discriminatory immigration policies
dating all the way back to post World War I.
Among those excluded until the mid - Twentieth Century were communists, Mennonites, Austrians, Turks and Chinese.
A ban on black immigrants had been considered in 1911, but not implemented.
The restrictions began to ease after World War II, in part because of a demand for labor
to fuel the country 's robust economy.
But, racial discrimination was n't officially nixed until ' 62.

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dating all the way back to post World War I.
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Among those excluded until the mid - Twentieth Century were communists, Mennonites, Austrians, Turks and Chinese.
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A ban on black immigrants had been considered in 1911, but not implemented.
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to fuel the country 's robust economy.
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But, racial discrimination was n't officially nixed until ' 62.
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