The continuous journey regulation was a restriction placed by the Canadian government that (ostensibly) prevented those who, "in the opinion of the Minister of the Interior", did not "come from the country of their birth or citizenship by a continuous journey and or through tickets purchased before leaving the country of their birth or nationality" from being accepted as immigrants to Canada. However, in effect, the regulation would only affect the immigration of persons from India.
Passed through an order-in-council on 8 January 1908,[1] the regulation would be the first attempt by the Government of Canadian to restrict immigration. In practice, the regulation applied only to ships that began their voyage in India, as the great distance usually necessitated a stopover in Japan or Hawaii. These regulations came at a time when Canada was accepting massive numbers of immigrants (over 400,000 in 1913 alone – a figure that remains unsurpassed to this day[2]), almost all of whom came from Europe.[3]
- ^ "Immigrants debarred from landing in Canada who do not come from country of citizenship in through tickets by continuous journey - Min. Int. [Minister of the Interior], 1908/01/03". Library and Archives Canada. 8 January 1908. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "150 years of immigration in Canada". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
Record numbers of immigrants were admitted in the early 1900s when Canada was promoting the settlement of Western Canada. The highest number ever recorded was in 1913, when more than 400,000 immigrants arrived in the country.
- ^ Gagnon, Erica. "Settling the West: Immigration to the Prairies from 1867 to 1914". Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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