Immigration to Canada declined approximately 45 per cent. during the fiscal year ended March 31st. The number of newcomers to the Dominion was 88,223, compared with 163,288 in the 1929-30 period.
These figures, issued by Mr. W. A. Gordon, the Minister of Immigration, are accompanied by details showing that the sharpest reductions took place in recent months, and were a direct result of the Government’s new immigration policy.
2,895 Jewish immigrants entered Canada from April 1930 to April 1931, it was reported to the annual meeting of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada held here yesterday, Mr. S. W. Jacobs, one of the Jewish members of the Canadian Parliament, said that there was no hope of the immigration restrictions being relaxed for some time. Both the Government and the opposition parties were definitely opposed to opening the doors, fearing it would add to the economic crisis. He was convinced himself that the closed door was doing Canada more harm than good, but the political parties did not see it and there was no hope of any change at present.
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