Key Dates
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| 1877 |
The first Japanese to come to Canada settle in Victoria |
| 1894 |
Rev. Wilson records ten people of Japanese ancestry living on Salt Spring |
| 1895 |
The Japanese are legally denied the right to vote in British Columbia
elections |
| 1907 |
Japan agrees to limit emigration to Canada to 400 males per year. |
| 1909 |
The Okano family moves to Salt Spring for the first time, returning to
the island again in 1919 after some years away. |
| 1928 |
Japanese emigration to Canada is now limited to 150 per year. |
| 1942 |
All people of Japanese ancestry in B.C. are interned to the interior of
the province and to other provinces. |
| 1949 |
Freedom of movement and the franchise are returned to Japanese Canadians.
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