Letter denying Chin Ng's application for immigration sponsorship of his sons
Date30 April 1950
Names
Chin, Ng, 1898-1954
(addressee)
Format
Letter issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration denying Chin Ng's sponsorship of his two sons, Chin Park Chue and Chin Park Jue, from China to Canada under family reunification. The application was denied because the two sons were older than the eligible age limit that was set at 18 at the time.
The Chinese Exclusion Act (formally the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923) banned all Chinese immigration except for a few narrowly-defined categories. The Act was repealed in 1947, but race-based immigration restrictions were in place until 1967 when Canada's immigration policies moved to a points system. Following repeal, Chinese people in Canada were eligible to apply for family reunification. They had to first apply for Canadian citizenship; family members were limited to spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18. Through advocacy of the Chinese Canadian community, this age limit would be raised to 21.
Subject
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Rose Chin fonds, gift of Jim Rosenthal in 2017.
CollectionChinese Canadian Archive
Usage Rights
Public Domain
(Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberCCA007_B01_02_04
16 February 1918
approximately 1930
Approximately 1930
29 August 1934