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1896 to 1905: the settlement of the West with an offer of free land results in large numbers of immigrants from the United Kingdom,
1906: Immigration Act
1910: Immigration Act
1913: 400,000 immigrants arrive in Canada
1914 to 1918: immigration slump during the Depression years
1928: opening of Halifax's Pier 21, the Atlantic gateway to Canada
1930s: extremely low levels of immigration during the Depression years
1940s: during and after World War II, approximately 48,000 war brides and their 22,000 children arrive in Canada
1950s: Canada receives about one and a half million immigrants from Europe
1952: Immigration Act
1956 and 1957: Canada accepts 37,500 Hungarian refugees
1962: new immigration regulations are tabled to eliminate all discrimination based on race, religion and national origin
1967: the government amends Canada's immigration policy and introduces the point system for the selection of skilled workers and
1968 and 1969: Canada takes in 11,000 Czechoslovakian refugees
1972: Canada resettles more than 6,175 Ugandan Asians
1973: Canada accepts more than 6,000 Chileans
1975 to 1978: Canada resettles almost 9,000 Indochinese
1978: Immigration Act (1976) came into effect April 10, 1978
1979 and 1980: 60,000 Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian "boat people" arrive in Canada
1999: Canada accepts more than 7,000 Kosovars
2002: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) came into force June 28, 2002
2008: Ministerial instructions changed the way the economic immigrant cases are processed under IRPA.
2008: The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) facilitates access to permanent residence who have recent Canadian work experienc