Head tax (Canada)

The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885. It was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The tax was abolished by the Chinese Immigration Act of 19. That act stopped all Chinese immigration excep business people, clergy, educators, student, and other categories.

Category:Taxation in Canada
Category:19th century in Canada
Category:Migration laws