Restrictions imposed last August by the new Conservative government have brought immigration to Canada practically to a standstill, officials describing the present in flux as merely a dribble. The restriction order, aimed at relieving unemployment, closed the gates of Canada to all immigrants except those from Great Britain, its dominions, the United States and the wives and children of immigrants already established in Canada. Steamship companies have lost so much passenger traffic as a result of the immigration restriction that they have cancelled many sailings.
When the restriction order was first promulgated it was believed that it was only a temporary measure to be revoked after the unemployment crisis was over, but the prevailing opinion now is that a year or more will pass before any modifications in the present restrictions occur.
In the last three months, during two of which the new restrictions were in effect, 1303 Jews entered the country on permits obtained before the ban became operative. Of this number 39 were detained but 20 eventually gained admission through the intervention of the Canadian Jewish Immigrant Aid Society and five were deported.
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