The Making of the Mosaic: A History of Canadian Immigration Policy

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Examines the ideas, interests, institutions, and rhetoric that have shaped Canada's immigration history, from the pre-Confederation period to the selectivity of the turn of the century to the more expansionary policies of the 1990s.

Acknowledgments1Introduction: Ideas, Interests, Institutions, and Issues Shaping Canadian Immigration Policy32From Wilderness to Nationhood, 1497-1867: 'The Land God Gave to Cain'213Immigration and the Consolidation of the Dominion, 1867-1896: Fulfilling the Destiny614Industrialization, Immigration, and the Foundation of Twentieth-Century Immigration Policy, 1896-19141115The War and the Recovery, 1914-1929: The Dominance of Economic Interests1646The Depression Years, 1930-1937: Exclusion and Expulsion2167The Recovery and the Second World War, 1938-1945: Closure and Internment2508The Postwar Boom, 1946-1962: Reopening the Doors Selectively3119Immigration Policy, 1963-1976: Democracy and Due Process34610Regulating the Refugee Influx, 1977-1995: The Fraying of the Consensus38211Conclusions441Notes453Select Bibliography567Index599