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
 * 1885-1949 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Chinese Cemeteries

 * Chinese Cemetery - 2026 Penzance Rd, Victoria, BC V8S 2H5, Canada
 * Chinese Cemetery - Erlton St SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2W4, Canada, +1 403-221-3660
 * Chinese Cemetery - Cumberland, BC, Canada
 * Townsite Chinese Cemetery - 1598 Townsite Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9S 1N2, Canada, +1 250-755-4501
 * Duncan Chinese Cemetery - 6119 Payne Rd, Duncan, BC V9L 6H1, Canada
 * Chinese Cemetery - 850 Lombard St, Kamloops, BC V2C 1B7, Canada, +1 250-828-3462
 * Pavilion of Chinese Cemetery, MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY - 5216 Fraser St, Vancouver, BC V5W 2Y9, Canada, +1 604-325-2646
 * Ashcroft Chinese Cemetery - Barnes Rd, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0, Canada
 * Ocean View Cemetery - 3883 Rumble St, Burnaby, BC V5J 1Z5, Canada
 * St Patrick's Cemetery - 525 6 Ave N, Lethbridge, AB T1H 0V2, Canada
 * Ross Bay Cemetery - 1495 Fairfield Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada, +1 250-361-0600

Chinese Clan Associations

 * Chinese Benevolent Association 加拿大温哥华中华会馆 - 108 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T3, Canada, +1 604-681-1923
 * Community Family Services of Ontario 家和 - 4051 Gordon Baker Rd Unit A, Scarborough, ON M1W 2P3, Canada， +1 416-979-8299
 * Wong's Assn of Ontario - 303 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2E6, Canada， +1 416-977-3426