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How were the Irish established in Canada
Irish migrants appeared in France's Canadian empire as early as the 17th century, and Irish fisherman and mariners used the waters off Newfoundland in the same period. In the three decades immediately prior to the Famine close to 450,000 Irish migrated to the British North American colonies.
With no potatoes to farm and feed their country they traveled to Canada to try to farm there. They quickly discovered that the climates were very different in Canada so they brought some special seeds over from Ireland and they worked in Canada and they became very successful.
What contributions did the Irish make to Canada
Along with the farming they did to feed many families they were also regularly hired on construction sites, and helped build most of the Rideau Canal. Irish immigrants also helped to build the Lachine Canal and St. Patrick's Basilica in Montreal, as well as the colourful buildings of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Fun fact- All of these building still exist today!
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Irish people culture and identity
Irish people believe in having strong family values, wit and an appreciation for tradition are what most Irish family's associate themselves with.
Irish Canadians are Canadian citizens who have full or part of a Irish heritage including descendants who's ancestry to immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived from 1825 to 1970, and at least half of those in the period from 1831 to 1850.
How were they treated
Many immigrants were met with hostility as typhus made its way into Canadian cities, competition for employment led to resentment from local labourers and Protestant-Catholic tensions among Irish communities occasionally erupted, including in Saint John, NB, which saw several violent riots.
How were they treated
Through the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885, a $50 head tax was imposed on every Chinese person wanting entry into Canada. The head tax followed the building and completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1881-85), which brought Chinese workers to Canada.
When building the railroad the people got very little treatment. They had to buy their own equipment and there was nothing included. They only got paid 1$ an hour but those were the only jobs they could get in Canada because of how badly they got treated.
Chinese peoples culture and identity
Chinese people tend to honour tradition, but they also embrace many parts of Western popular culture. Chinese customs include a strong sense of family, a deep respect for hierarchy (which is a ranking in their culture), and an appreciation for harmony over conflict.
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of full or partial Han Chinese ancestry, which includes both Chinese immigrants and Canadian-born Chinese. They comprise a subgroup of East Asian Canadians which is a further subgroup of Asian Canadians.
What contributions did the Chinese make to Canada
In May 1788, the British fur trader, Captain John Meares arrived at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island with 50 Chinese artisans (people who make things by hand) who helped build a trading post. The following year, an additional 70 Chinese workers arrived to help build a fort and a boat.
Chinese labourers were assigned numerous jobs that helped to open up the growing settlement. Jobs included clearing the bush, digging wells and irrigation ditches, and working as shepherds on the new properties. Many new immigrants also started market gardens.
Many of the Chinese immigrants also helped build the Pacific railway, enduring hard labour and getting payed very little for the hard work they were doing. Many of them died in the explosions of bomb inside the mountains to clear the inside so they could make the railway.
How were the Chinese established in Canada?
With little farmland in China because of the growing population, floods and droughts there was to little food and to many people. There were wars in China and it was an unsafe place to live, as well as the taxes were high.
With the discovery of gold in British Columbia in 1858, Chinese immigrants from San Francisco began arriving in the Fraser River Valley the following year. Later on, Barkerville, British Columbia was established as the first Chinese community in Canada.
The first small group of Chinese immigrants came to Canada in 1788 as artisans ( people who make things by hand). From 1858 to 1885, a large number settled in the Vancouver area and many of those worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway.
