Creating Canada: What impact did the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 have on Chinese people already in Canada and their families in China?

The Impact on Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 have on Chinese people already in Canada and their families in China is discussed below in detail.

Explanation:

It was believed that Chinese people were too cheap to pay and therefore would not be capable to come to Canada. Traders and students were excluded from the tax. No immigrants from any other nation ever had to spend such a tax to access Canada.

The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 was enacted by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in acknowledgment of continued requirements for more restrictive ordinances to restrict Chinese immigration.