File C-315-36-3 Vol. 7: Repatriation of Japanese in Canada. 1945-1954.

This file contains a textual record.

This file consists of assorted correspondence, memoranda, and records pertaining to the "repatriation" (or deportation) of Japanese nationals and Japanese Canadians from 1945 to 1954. It includes the following: records concerning the "Continuation of Transitional Measures Act - Revocation of Certain Orders-in-Council re the Japanese"; correspondence regarding those Japanese Canadians ‘deprived of their status as Canadian nationals and British subjects’ (lists of individuals); discussions of P.C. 10773 and other Orders-in-Council (P.C. 268, 269) on the legalities of the "repatriation"; records of the War Cabinet revoking "assisted" "repatriation"; documentation regarding "repatriation" expenses and the logistics of transportation of persons and baggage/property; and correspondence regarding the care needed from the RCMP in obtaining "voluntarily signed" declaration forms. This file highlights the "co-operation between the Department of Labour and the RCMP in the administration of the provisions of the [deportation] Order."

Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police created this archive.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

This record was digitized in full.