Chinese Immigration Act, 1885

Chinese Immigration Act, 1885
Parliament of Canada buildings in 1885
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act to Restrict and Regulate Chinese Immigration Into Canada
Citation	SC 1885, c. 71
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada
Royal assent	20 July 1885
Repealed	1 July 1923
Introduced by	Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Amended by
Chinese Immigration Act, 1887 Chinese Immigration Act, 1922
Repealed by
Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
Related legislation
Chinese Exclusion Act (US)
Status: Repealed

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The Chinese Immigration Act, 1885 was an act of the Parliament of Canada that placed a head tax of $50 (equivalent to $1,749 in 2023) on all Chinese immigrants entering Canada. It was based on the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration, which were published in 1885.

It was granted royal assent on 20 July 1885,^[1] and followed the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act, which was passed in 1882.^[2]