AbstractThe immigration of the Chinese and their occupation of Canada have elicited a lot of debate among scholars. Together with many other communities, the Chinese occupied major towns including Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. This resulted in conflicts with native Canadians as theChineseasserted themselves to be integrated in the Canadian society. The government’s efforts to use legislature such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923 aimed at discouraging the immigration of more Chinese into Canada. This aroused worldwide outcry among various stakeholders forcing the government to suspend the law in 1940s. However, continued discrimination against the Chinese culminated in the adoption of multiculturalism policy allowing all ethnic groups to freely express their cultures. This essay gives a detailed outlook of these events and how they affected the Chinese community in Vancouver.Paper Outline
