Canada's Immigration From 1852-1990

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Not very attractive to immigrants to
Canada.

Around the beginning of the 1900s the economy was boosted by the increasing need
for Canadian food products. Europe had a large population explosion and tax
increase caused more and more to move to Canada. With the construction of the
CPR it was much easier to go west and settle the land which was cheap or free.
The Canadian government was promoting it's self every where with it's fur and
grains to encourage new comers and settlers that moved to the U.S. back to
Canada.

With the out break of World War I tension was high. This was the lowest amount
of people in years (although the amount of Americans was increasing with year of
the war). Once desired immigrants were now "enemy aliens". Also people from
Germany, Hungry, Poland, Romania, and many others become the objects of
hostility.

After the war there was a huge boom in immigrants because of Canada's growing
economy. But after all booms there is always the come down by 1930 Canada ...

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