A National Open-Door Policy (1867-1895)
Introduction
Following Confederation, the newly formed country of Canada
began to develop its own national immigration policies. Seeking rapid population
growth and economic expansion, the country was more interested in enticing than
it was in restricting immigration. Its open-door policy helped attract a more
diverse group of arrivals than ever before, but not all the new immigrants were
welcomed with open arms.
In this section you can interpret the impact Canada's land policy had on immigration
in Free Land!; investigate some of the promises
Canada made to entice certain groups of immigrants in Religious
Refugees; learn about the more negative response of some Canadians towards
immigrant labourers in A Temporary Line; explore
the sometimes tragic fate awaiting immigrant children placed in Canadian families
in Home Children; and analyze one of the major
challenges Canada faced in keeping its own population in Repatriation.
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