It will be noted that there was a considerable falling off in the foreign-born British element in Canada's population between 1871 and 1901, this movement being particularly pronounced in the case of natives of Ireland. The total number of persons from northern and western European continental countries more than doubled during the period, but the per cent of such persons to the total population was not greatly increased. There was a striking increase, however, in the number of persons from southern and eastern European countries during the thirty years under consideration. In 1871 the number of such persons was insignificant, but the increase, particularly between 1891 and 1901, was large, and in the latter year they formed a greater per cent of the total population than did natives of northern and western continental Europe. It should be noted also that in 1901 natives of the United States were second only to persons born in England in the number from any single country resident in Canada, while in the previous census years of 1871, 1881, and 1891 they were fourth among all nationalities present. The decrease in 1901 in the number and per cent of persons born in Ireland and Scotland, however, contributed materially to this result. In the Canadian census enumerations of 1871, 1881, and 1901 the race or descent, as well as the country of birth of individuals, was secured, and because of the presence of large English and French speaking elements and the introduction and growth of other racial elements in recent years, the data are particularly valuable in a consideration of the Dominion population. The following table shows the composition of Canada's population in this regard in the census years mentioned: TABLE 48.-Population of Canada, by race or descent, census years 1871, 1881, and 1901. It may be noted that the increase in the English element exceeded that of the French during the thirty years from 1871 to 1901. The English population during that period increased from 706,369 to 1,260,899, a gain of 78.5 per cent, while the French population increased from 1,082,940 to 1,649,371, or a gain of only 52.3 per cent. The increase in the British element as a whole, however, was only 45.1 per cent, which result is mainly due to the fact that the Irish element increased but little during the period. APPENDIXES. A. THE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION LAW OF 1906. B.-ORDERS IN COUNCIL AND REGULATIONS, LAW OF 1906. C.-OFFICIAL CIRCULAR OF CANADIAN SUPERINTENDENT OF IMMI D. GRATION. OFFICIAL CIRCULAR TO BOOKING AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. E. AIMS AND METHODS OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING EMIGRATION TO CANADA FROM THE BRITISH ISLES. F. G. THE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION LAW OF MAY 4, 1910. H. THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION LAW. 81 APPENDIX A. THE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION LAW OF 1906.a [Chapter 93, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906, and the Amending Acts of 1907 and 1908 consolidated.] SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as the Immigration Act. INTERPRETATION. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires Im mi grant.' (a) "Immigrant means and includes any steerage passenger Definitions: or any "work a way' on any vessel, whether or not entered as a member of the crew after the vessel has sailed from its first or last port of departure, any saloon, second-class passenger, or person who having been a member of the crew has ceased to be such, who upon inspection is found to come within any class liable to exclusion from Canada, and any person arriving in Canada by railway train or other mode of travel; but does not include any person who has previously resided in Canada, or who is a tourist merely passing through Canada to another country. 66 (b) Immigration agent" includes the superintendent of im- "Immigration migration, commissioners of immigration, and any subagents agent." within or outside of Canada. 66 66 "Land;" (c) Land or landing," as applied to passengers or immigrants, means their admission into Canada, otherwise than for "landing.” inspection or treatment, or other temporary purpose provided for by this Act, or by any order in council, or proclamation, or regulation made thereunder. (d) "Master" means any person in command of a vessel. “medical inspector," and "inspecting physician.” 66 66 (g) Owner," as applied to a ship or vessel, includes the charterer of such ship or vessel and the agent of the owner thereof. 66 "Master." cer." "Minister." "Owner." (h) Passenger" includes any person carried upon a railway "Passenger." train or other vehicle or in a vessel, other than the master and crew, as well as all immigrants coming into Canada, but not troops or military pensioners and their families, who are carried in transports or at the expense of the Government of the United Kingdom, or of any colony thereof; but any person who is unlawfully on board the vessel shall not be held to be a passenger. (i) "Port of entry means any port, railway station, or place at which immigrants enter Canada or at which there is an immi- try." gration agent or where the medical inspection of immigrants is carried on. (j) Ship" or vessel" includes all ships, vessels, boats, or "Ship"; "vescraft of any kind carrying passengers. (k) "Stowaway" means a person who secretes himself and goes to sea in a vessel without the consent of either the owner, consignee, or master, or of a mate, or of the person in charge of the vessel, or of any person entitled to give such consent. a For law as amended May 4, 1910, see Appendix I, sel." "Stowaway." |