File 9309, Part 19: Japanese Immigration. 1947-1949.

File 9309, Part 19: Japanese Immigration. 1947-1949.

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This file contains records pertaining to "Japanese Immigration" from 1947 to 1949. It includes the following: several records and correspondence pertaining to the re-admission of deported Japanese Canadians from Japan to Canada; correspondence on deported Buddhist priests and missionaries; minutes of the Cabinet Committee on Japanese Questions from 1947 (regarding representations from University of Toronto Liberal Association, control over movement and residence of Japanese persons in British Columbia, "repatriation" from Canada to Japan, return to Canada of Japanese Canadians, displaced persons, and the Custodian of Enemy Property's authority in the forcible liquidation of properties of associations or societies); lists of Japanese applicants for citizenship; and much correspondence from George Tanaka of the National Japanese Canadian Citizens' Association in defense of Japanese Canadians who were exiled to Japan. This file also contains extensive correspondence that considers the legality of the revocation of citizenship that occurred with the deportation orders, particularly in the context of re-admission to Canada.

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

This record was digitized selectively.

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DescriptionTitle ProperRG76 VOLUME 087 FILE 9309-19Date(s) of material from this resource digitized1947General material designation

From this file, LOI has digitized one textual record or image.

Scope and content

This file contains records pertaining to "Japanese Immigration" from 1947 to 1949. It includes the following: several records and correspondence pertaining to the re-admission of deported Japanese Canadians from Japan to Canada; correspondence on deported Buddhist priests and missionaries; minutes of the Cabinet Committee on Japanese Questions from 1947 (regarding representations from University of Toronto Liberal Association, control over movement and residence of Japanese persons in British Columbia, "repatriation" from Canada to Japan, return to Canada of Japanese Canadians, displaced persons, and the Custodian of Enemy Property's authority in the forcible liquidation of properties of associations or societies); lists of Japanese applicants for citizenship; and much correspondence from George Tanaka of the National Japanese Canadian Citizens' Association in defense of Japanese Canadians who were exiled to Japan. This file also contains extensive correspondence that considers the legality of the revocation of citizenship that occurred with the deportation orders, particularly in the context of re-admission to Canada.

Name of creator

Canada. Department of Employment and Immigration created this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

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

This record was digitized selectively.

StructureRepositoryLibrary and Archives CanadaFondsDepartment of Employment and Immigration FondsSeriesRG76 VOLUME 087