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Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration. Report and Evidence, 1885.

Title

Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration. Report and Evidence, 1885.

Subject

Canada, Chinese migrants, Immigration, Chinese head tax

Description

This image shows the first page of the Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration. Report and Evidence, 1885. The recommendations of this report ultimately led to the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885, which imposed a head tax upon Chinese individuals wishing to enter Canada.

Creator

Government of Canada
Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration
Chapleau, Joseph-Adolphe, Sir, 1840-1898
Gray, John Hamilton, 1814-1889

Source

Library and Archives Canada, Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration. Report and Evidence, 1885.
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: http://www.pier21.ca/research/immigration-history/royal-commission-on-chinese-immigration-1885
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/cu31924023463940

Publisher

Ottawa : Printed by order of the Commission

Date

1885

Contributor

Cornell University Library

Rights

Public domain

Format

image file/jpeg

Language

English

Type

paper
document

Identifier

ark:/13960/t04x5vq5d

Original Format

Paper

Files

report on royal commission.jpg

Collection

Citation

Government of Canada et al., “Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration. Report and Evidence, 1885.,” Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2234.