Chinese in Canada

Background
The first settlement of Chinese in Canada began in 1780s. In 1788, about 120 Chinese contract laborers arrived at Vancouver Island, brought in by British fur trader John Meares.

A large number of Chinese appeared in the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1858 as part of the migration from California during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush. And eventually, many Chinese from China also came.Another wave of Chinese migrants came to Canada during 1871-1882 as railroad workers.

Online Resources

 * Chinese Immigration Act 1923
 * Chinese Canadians in British Columbia
 * Chinese Canadians in Toronto
 * Chinese Canadian Genealogy
 * Chinese Canadians: Profiles from a Community
 * The Chung Collection - British Colombia Hisotry, Immigration and Settlement and the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
 * Historical Chinese Language Materials in British Columbia: An Electronic Inventory 加华文献聚珍
 * The Early Chinese Canadians, 1858-1947 - Libraries and Archives Canada
 * Timeline of Important Events in the History of the Chinese in Canada
 * Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC
 * Chinese in Northwest America Research Committee 金山西北角华裔研究中心
 * Ancestry Extra: Finding Susan - Exploring Chinese Genealogy with Ancestry by Linda Yip
 * Ancestry Extra: Finding Susan: Exploring Chinese genealogy with Ancestry: Free Access Terms and Conditions, Tips and Further Resources
 * Past Presence - Linda Yip