Curator's note | With the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885 the thousands of Chinese men who had been brought in as labourers found themselves without work. Facing serious discrimination in employment many turned to the operation of small independent businesses including laundries, restaurants and groceries. During the First World War, Chinese labour was again needed across the West. In 1917, employers in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan proposed importing Chinese workers to relieve the labour shortage. In the same year, the War-time Elections Act stripped the Chinese of the right to vote in federal elections. |
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Title | Chinese Labourers |
Date | 4 October 1918 |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w |
Scope and content | Group of workers on the Pennant Ferry road contract, including Chinese labourers. |
Repository | Saskatchewan Archives Board |
Fonds/collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection |
Retrieval information | Saskatoon Office Photograph Collection, S-B3073 |
Occupation(s) |
Construction - roads |
Theme(s) |
Transportation & Delivery Construction |
Database ID | 36956 |