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
Collection
Citation
Government of Canada et al., “Report of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration. Report and Evidence, 1885.,” Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2234.