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Strangers at our gates : Canadian immigration and immigration policy, 1540-2015 / Valerie Knowles.

Knowles, Valerie, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781459732858 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1459732855 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Fourth edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-326) and index.
Subject:
Emigration and immigration law > Canada
Immigrants > Canada > History.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.

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Preface 7(2)
Introduction 9(2)
1 The Beginnings
11(22)
2 Canada's First Large Influx of Refugees
33(15)
3 British Immigration Transforms the Colonies
48(20)
4 Immigration in the Macdonald Era
68(16)
5 The Sifton Years
84(21)
6 Forging a New Immigration Policy
105(22)
7 Immigration Doldrums
127(28)
8 Immigration's Post-War Boom (1947-1957)
155(24)
9 Major New Initiatives
179(20)
10 A New Era in Immigration
199(22)
11 The Turbulent 1980s and Beyond
221(26)
12 Immigration Grabs Attention, 1996-2006
247(17)
13 Developments 2006-2015: Pruning the Queue
264(19)
14 Issues in the Twenty-First Century
283(10)
Appendix: Tables and Figures 293(8)
Notes 301(18)
Select Bibliography 319(8)
Index 327