SOSC 1130 Study Guide - Immigration, Chain Migration, Antisemitism

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1130
• Professor: Alina Marquez

Document Summary

1925 railway act september 27th 2012 (creating canada: national policies, class inequalities and labour migration [course reading]) & november 8th 2012 (the great depression, social inequalities, national security and migration [lecture notes]) The railway act was an agreement between canadian government and the two transcontinental railways. It allowed the cpr and the cnr to recruit immigrants marked as undesirables into canada for the purpose of working on the construction of railways in the undeveloped regions of western canada. Significance of various social groups in shaping immigration policies (avery); provide examples september 27th 2012 (creating canada: national policies, class inequalities and labour migration [course reading]) & Throughout the readings canada"s immigration policies changed many times with the influence of various social groups. Social groups such as 1) nativist 2) business group 3) government. Policies were often changed to benefit which ever group was petitioning at time. Business group wanted cheap labour which meant undesirables.