Canada Expanding Immigration Laws for Displaced Persons after WWII
- Following the Second World War, Canada's immigration policy slowly began liberalizing and attitudes towards Jewish and Chinese immigration began to shift as well.
- The first steps towards immigration liberalization policy in the post-war period was Order-in-Council P.C. 2071.
- This policy, as outlined by James Allison Glen (Minister of Mines and Resources at the time) in the May 29, 1946, extended the classes admissible on the basis of relationship to Canadian residents, which was first degree relatives in Europe and orphaned nieces and nephews under the age of 16.
Citation
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Debates. Report of Committee: Immigration: Additions to Admissible Classes-Travel Document for Displaced Persons. 20th Parliament, 2nd sess., vol 2. May 29, 1946 (James Allison Glen, Minister of Mines and Resources, Liberal). Accessed on July 27, 2022. https://www.lipad.ca/full/1946/05/29/1/
Overlapping Topics
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship
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Policy Type
Committee Report