Canada’s immigration problems started almost immediately after we moved away from British and French exclusivity.

- 1900s - Indian nationalists illegally emigrate to and infiltrate Canada to siphon wealth and resources for terrorist activities, assassinate immigration inspector William Hopkinson on the steps of a Vancouver courthouse.

– 1920s – Radical political movements like the Communist Party of Canada drew disproportionately from Eastern European and Ashkenazi communities, alarming officials.

– 1946 – Two thirds of Canadians told Gallup they opposed immigration from Europe, and a majority wanted Asians and Jews excluded.

– 1947 – Prime Minister Mackenzie King stated plainly that “Canada is perfectly within her rights in selecting the persons whom we regard as desirable future citizens” and that no one had a “fundamental right” to enter. He promised immigration would remain cautious, explicitly affirming Anglo-French priority.

– 1952 – More than half of Canadians told Gallup the country did not need immigrants.

– 1955 – Nearly sixty percent supported keeping Canada’s discriminatory policies in place.

– 1956 – Immigration minister Jack Pickersgill admitted reforms had to be introduced quietly because the public opposed them.

– Late 1950s – Officials continued using selective programs (e.g. for domestic workers, agricultural labourers, displaced persons) rather than open announcements, precisely to avoid a public backlash.

– 1960 – Almost seventy percent of Canadians disapproved of increasing immigration.

– 1961 – A majority still wanted to restrict non-white entry.

– Early 1960s – The Department of Citizenship and Immigration deliberately downplayed its policy changes in public communications. The new regulations of 1962, which ended explicit racial discrimination, were implemented without fanfare.

– 1960s – Even Diefenbaker’s and Pearson’s governments avoided public campaigns about their reforms; officials described their approach as “gradual” and “quiet,” ensuring that policy shifted before the public had a chance to react.

- 1965 - Lester B. Pearson elected, Canadian Red Ensign forcibly changed to the maple leaf flag

– 1967 – The points system was introduced without broad consultation or debate, framed in bureaucratic technical language rather than political argument, which minimized scrutiny.

– 1971 – Nearly eighty percent of Canadians opposed immigration, yet Pierre Trudeau declared multiculturalism official policy. It was presented as a cultural program more than a demographic one, softening the impression of change while entrenching it at the state level.

- 1988 - Canadian Multiculturalism Act passed by conservative Brian Mulroney.

- 2006 - Stephen Harper floods Canada with 3 million immigrants, mostly from China, India and the Phillipines

- 2015 - Justin Trudeau elected, continues his father’s policies for a decade, population jumps from 37 to 43 million by 2025.