1. Discrimination Against Minorities in the 1920’s and 1930’s
By Allison, Kiana and Emma M

2. Asian Canadians
Jewish
Aboriginals
Blacks

3. Aboriginals They were not considered people under the law
Could not vote in provincial or federal elections for many years
Residential schools became of existence throughout the 1920s and 30s
People suffered brutal punishments at the school
Land was not easy to access for them
The government would take over certain land from the Aboriginals

4. Praying was mandatory in Christianity
Aboriginal girls being taught by a nun
First Nations children learning about Christianity

5. Jewish People
Anti-Semitism: hostility or discrimination towards Jewish People
Troubles finding places to work and make a living
Canadians were strongly against the Jews
Were put in several difficult situations with communities

6. A Jewish family arriving into Canada
Jews were not welcomed in Canada
The Canadians refused to hire any Jews to work
Jewish immigrants

7. Blacks in Canada
Canadian government did not want Blacks entering Canada
The Education Act of 1918: seperated Blacks and Europeans from attending the same schools
The Brotherhood of Railway Employees: hired black porters as members in 1919
Going out in public was difficult, as people did not want them in certain public places
The Ku Klux Klan: a racial group who encourages hate towards Blacks and non-protestants

8. The Brotherhood of Railway Employees
The Ku Klux Klan establishing in Canada
Black immigrants

9. Asian Canadians
Could not vote, practice pharmacy, be elected to public office, serve on juries, work with the public/education or civil service
Also known as “aliens”
Canadians tried banning them from public schools, limited the sales of land and limited the amount of licenses issued to Japanese fishermen
The Great Depression damaged the Chinese population mostly in Vancouver
Head tax: a uniform tax imposed on each person

10. Chinese canadians at school
A group of Chinese men working for long hours and little pay
Asians immigrating into Canada
Chinese hotel owners

11. Immigrants 1935: over 28,000 immigrants were deported from Canada
Canadian government approved restrictions on immigration; giving choices to applicants from the United States and Britain
Immigrants took jobs the Canadians did not want and worked for low wages and long hours

12. Bibliography
Abella, Irving. "Anti-Semitism in Canada." The Canadian Encyclopedia, The Canadian Encyclopedia 2019 Historica Canada, 4 Mar. 2015, Accessed 10 Mar
Belshaw, John D. "Chapter 5 Immigration and the Immigrant Experience." Canadian History: Post-confederation, 2015, opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/chapter/4-6-race-ethnicity-and-immigration/. Accessed 10 Mar
Cranny, Michael W., and Garvin Moles. Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues, Pearson inc., 2010.