Claim: The Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 imposed a $50 head tax on Chinese Immigrants, $40 higher than what the Royal Commission recommended.
Evidence: It was based on the recommendations published in the Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration in 1885. A head tax of $50 was set, much higher than the $10 suggested in the commission. The Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 was a Canadian Act of Parliament that placed a head tax of $50 on all Chinese immigrants entering Canada.