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.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.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
C.I.28 certificate issued to a subject who entered Canada before the passing of the 1885 Chinese Immigration Act. Annotations relate to the absence of a pre-existing C.I.5 certificate.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
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.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
C.I.28 certificate issued to a subject who entered Canada before the passing of the 1885 Chinese Immigration Act. Annotations relate to the absence of a pre-existing C.I.5 certificate.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
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 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 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 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.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 issued as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. The subject was an immigrant with an entry certificate available for the registration stamp; it is unclear why this certificate was issued which relates to Canadian-born subjects.
Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.
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 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 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.
The identity (name) of the certificate subject was acquired by the photographed subject to come to Canada.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
C.I.5 certificate issued to a Chinese subject entering Canada. This early version of the certificate was in use from 1885 to 1911. It was redesigned in 1912 to include photo identification, and to make payment or exemption from payment of the head tax more clear. The subject paid the head tax.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
C.I.45 certificate issued to a Canadian-born subject as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. The certificate was issued upon the subject’s return to Canada while being abroad in 1923/24.
Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.
C.I.5 certificate issued in receipt of the head tax payment required for Chinese entry to Canada. The subject was en route to Canada as the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act was coming into force, and permitted entry under its Section 41. An annotation on the back relates to issue of a C.I.45 certificate instead of the registration stamp in fulfillment of Section 18 of the Act. Additional stamps relate to travel and/or other functions.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
C.I.45 certificate issued as proof of registration under Section 18 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. The subject was an immigrant with an entry certificate available for the registration stamp; it is unclear why this certificate was issued which relates to Canadian-born subjects.
Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization. Chinese Immigration Service.
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 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. An annotation relates to a legal matter.
This record was found among the belongings of WONG Mow, a tailor who ran his own shop in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
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 was found among the belongings of WONG Mow, a tailor who ran his own shop in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
C.I.28 certificate issued to replace a lost or destroyed C.I.[30] certificate. The original C.I.30 certificate was issued to the 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 issued to a subject entering Canada belonging to a class with exemption. The subject was admitted under Order-in-Council P.C. 858 of February 9, 1945, as the dependent (wife) of a member of the Canadian Armed Forces who had served overseas.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
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.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
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 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 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.
Dominion of Canada. Department of the Interior. Immigration Branch.
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.