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The launch of the North-West America at Nootka Sound, 1788. In 1788, some 120 Chinese contract labourers arrived at Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island. [1] [2]: 312 British fur trader John Meares recruited an initial group of 50 sailors and artisans from Canton and Macao, China, hoping to build a trading post and encourage trade in sea otter pelts between Nootka Sound and Canton. [1]
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Chinese labourers working on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884. Chinatowns have existed in Canada since the 1850s, with the first recorded visit in 1788. [3] The first Chinese landed on the Canadian west coast in 1788 and have integrated with the Canadian multicultural society. [4] Major timeline for Chinese Canadian history is: [4]
The history of Chinese Canadians in British Columbia began with the first recorded visit by Chinese people to North America in 1788. Some 30–40 men were employed as shipwrights at Nootka Sound in what is now British Columbia , to build the first European-type vessel in the Pacific Northwest , named the North West America .
Year Date Event Ref. to 14,000 BCE At some unknown time prior to this date, Paleo-Indians moved across the Beringia land bridge from eastern Siberia into northwest North America, settling in some areas of Alaska and the Yukon, [1] but are blocked from further travel south into the continent by extensive glaciation.
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Han Chinese ancestry, which includes both naturalized Chinese immigrants and Canadian-born Chinese. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] They comprise a subgroup of East Asian Canadians which is a further subgroup of Asian Canadians .
Political cartoonist shows Canadian farmer's preference for Liberal over Conservative record [7] After spreading fire destroys Ottawa power plant, House forced to adjourn as governments seek help from military and nearby cities [8] Fire that destroyed much of Hull (Gatineau), Quebec, and part of Ottawa described [9]
Chinese Immigration Act certificate issued on 2 August 1918. The act was enacted as a result of the findings of the commission. The act imposed a $50 head tax on Chinese immigrants, with the exceptions of diplomats, government representatives, tourists, merchants, scientists, and students. The imposed duty of $50 was a significant increase from ...