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The Paper Trail collection

  • RBSC-ARC-1838
  • Collection
  • 1893-1955

Collection consists of records collected by Catherine B. Clement towards her research project on the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act that will mount a 100th year commemorative exhibition in 2023. The collection includes Chinese Immigration and other registration and identification certificates contributed by individuals, families and organizations across Canada.

The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act

C.I.5 certificate of Wong Chung Lum

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

This record is in the archives of the Wongs' Benevolent Association located in Vancouver’s Chinatown; the subject was likely a member and received services there. Clan and village based societies were established throughout the diaspora to provide mutual aid among early overseas Chinese.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Hum Kim Jam

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.5 certificate of Lum How Yuen

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.5 certificate of Choy Lee

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.5 certificate of Lee Gin

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of Jung Shu Dong

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.45 certificate of Doris Chan

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.45 certificate of Mah Hang

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.45 certificate of Pearl Goon

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.28 certificate of Mah Bing

C.I.28 certificate issued to replace a lost or destroyed C.I.5 certificate. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of Wong Toy Jin [Jean Lumb]

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.45 certificate of Woo Lai Ken [Ruby Woo]

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.45 certificate of (Miss) Emma Lee

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.5 certificate of Wong Guey Dang

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Wong Yut Hoo (Miss) [Mary Wong Sew Goon]

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. This certificate and the identity of its subject were acquired by another to come to Canada.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Chang Fook [Lee Yip Sing]

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

At some point, this certificate and the identity of its subject were acquired by another to come to Canada.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Jang Wai (Jang Teu Wai)

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Jew Goong Hai [Mabel Chow]

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Ng Dick Jong

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of Beatrice Ng

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.45 certificate of Jung Yet [Mary Jung]

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.5 certificate of Lee Yow Kwong

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of Lee Wa Kang [Harry Lee]

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.30 certificate of Chan Shee (Mrs. Jow Hong Yee)

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.5 certificate of Jow Moo Sang

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

This record is among Jow Hong Yee's family papers.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Wong Shee (Mrs. Goon Ling Dang)

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Lee Tin (Chow Lee)

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Mrs. Lee Wou Sze

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Miss Lee Lan

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Lee Wah Jong

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of Lee Jit Jew [Winnifred Lee]

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Item consists of a certificate and the original envelope the certificate was stored in.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.5 certificate of Yee Goke Chung

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of Chung Suey Ying [Jung Suey Ying]

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Item consists of a certificate and the original envelope the certificate was stored in. The serial numbers do not match; certificates and their envelopes were likely mixed up among siblings.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

C.I.5 certificate of Mew Jug Sing [Mew Jock Sing]

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Pong You Toy [Wong Toy]

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Quan Joo (Quan Yuen)

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.30 certificate of Miss Wong Chou Heung

C.I.30 certificate issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption from paying the head tax. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.5 certificate of Yue Yuen Lim [Gordon Yee]

C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.36 certificate of Chan Jang (Chan Jak Jing) [Jung Yat Ching]

C.I.36 certificate issued in exchange for a C.I.5 certificate issued before 1912 that had no photograph. The original C.I.5 certificate was issued related to the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. Registration stamp on the back relates to Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.

C.I.45 certificate of (Miss) Grace Hopp

C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.

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