Continuous Passage Act Flashcards
0
Q
Whose immigration did this affect?
A
India and southern Asians weren’t able to travel to Canada because no steamer companies would travel that far.
1
Q
What did this act require?
A
All immigrants to come to Canada by a non-stop route.
2
Q
This policy was challenged when?
A
1914
3
Q
What happened to the Komagata Maru?
A
This steamer with 354 Indian passengers was quarantined in the port of Vancouver and some starved on the ship. It was then directed out of the port by the HMCS Rainbow.
