Sunday, December 4, 2011

Canadian Immigration History




This is a brief timeline highlighting what I think are the 10 most important events in Canadian immigration history.


Sources:

Canadian Council for Refugees
Wikipedia

Pictures:

Head Tax - wthellokitty.tumblr.com
War Measures Act - grantsmilitaria.com
Asiatic Immigrantion Discontinued - topnews.net.nz
Pier 21 Opens - flickr.com/photos/jennyrotten
Jew Exclusion - flickr.com/photos/amyleonard
Japanese Detention Camps - webpages.scu.edu
Canadian Citizenship Act - people.exeter.ac.uk/nkjdatta
Ten Millionth Immigrant - riskconferenceimaginecanada.ca
Nansen Medal - wikipedia.org
Illegal Boats Arrive in BC - abc.net
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2 comments:

  1. tcomfortDecember 5, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Jimmy,

    a great way to show your learning and thinking about Canadian immigration. I enjoyed your choices, looking forward to more on the human impact on the planet. Have you read about "fracking", mining methane from shale in Saskatchewan?

    I bet the answer is Japan!

    TC

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  2. tcomfortDecember 12, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Jimmy,

    me again! Try this link:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGrvlz94HCY&feature=channel_video_title

    many more on:

    http://delicious.com/stacks/view/PX6o1D

    TC

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