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This is a 12 page paper discussing the historical process of Italian immigration into Canada. The process for Italian immigration into Canada has varied greatly in accordance with the development of the Immigration Acts over the last century. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, European immigrants were welcomed into Canada and offered land in exchange for their labor in the major industries such as mining, the railroads and the forestry camps and Italians were recruited by labor agents working for these industries and there were very few restrictions in order to meet demand. In 1906 and 1910, the Immigration Acts were introduced were designed to encourage British and American immigrants and restrict others, however industrialists still found that the European workers were still the best compromise in regards to wages paid and labor intensity and Italian immigration was still considerable in regards to the labor market. While little immigration occurred during the Depression and World War II years, after the war a great wave of Italian immigration occurring through a process which involved an alliance between the Canadian government and their new embassy in Rome. The process of family sponsorship created chains of Italian immigrants which was reduced when the points system was introduced in 1967 and placed a great deal of merit on education. The Immigration Act of 1976 lifted a great many of the discriminatory restrictions and allowed once more for immigration based on sponsorship and other aspects in relation to immigration goals and international relations.
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Canada. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigration regulations were largely non-restrictive if immigrants were laborers destined or recruited by labor agents for the major industries of mining, forestry
and the construction of the railroads. European workers were considered skilled and hard working in addition to accepting lower wages than British and American workers. In 1906 and 1910 Immigration
Acts were introduced to try and restrict immigrants of ethnic origin but because of the influence and the demand of the industrialists, Italian laborers were still very much in demand
and could emigrate from Italy through Italian labor agents affiliated with North American industrialists. After the Second World War and the establishment of a Canadian Embassy in Rome, immigration into
Canada increased greatly due to the demands of the Canadian economy and the high unemployment in Italy. Family sponsorship allowed for "family chains" from Italy and increased the populations of
Italian immigrants greatly within Canada. This decreased somewhat when the introduction of the points system in 1967 highlighted education of new immigrant applicants. The 1976 Immigration Act however removed any
discriminatory factors which existed and instead placed the emphasis on family class, humanitarian class, independent class and assisted relatives which once again allowed for an easier process for Italian immigration.
Background to Italian Immigration Historically, Italians had been coming to Canada for literally hundreds of years as John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) had initial contact with Canada in 1497 and claimed
the coast of Newfoundland for Britain (White Pine, 2003). Other Italians explorers were to follow in the 16th century and many Italians served in the military of New France and
for their duties received land and settled in the East in the late 17th century. The Italians who served with the British in the war of 1812 were also rewarded
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