Immigration in the 1920Immigration in the 1920’’ss Immigration stopped during the war

By the end of the war 20% of population immigrants

Deep recession immediately following war

Jobs scarce – immigrants blamed

Government immigration policies criticized

Immigration in the 1920Immigration in the 1920’’ss Immigration act of 1919

Preferred immigrants – white English speaking Americans and Europeans

Northern Europeans next Eastern and Central Europe next Asians, Blacks, Gypsies, Jews last

Immigration in the 1920Immigration in the 1920’’ss People with “strange customs”

considered not desirable b/c they would not be easily assimilated (HS?) into Canadian culture

Quebecers afraid numbers of English would increase, threatening French culture (HS?)

Industrialists unhappy – needed immigrant labor

Immigration in the 1920Immigration in the 1920’’ss 1925 Railway Agreement

eased restrictions Allowed people from non preferred

locations to enter Canada 1919-1929 – 1,300,000

immigrants came to Canada Worked – road building, mining,

pulp and paper, railroads

Immigration in the 1920Immigration in the 1920’’ss Settled in neighborhoods with

people from their country

Little Italy, China town etc.

Easy targets for Klu Klux Klan

KKK opposed immigrants of non- English speaking, non- Protestant, and non- White peoples

Immigration Posters (E)