Historical Highlights

• Election of the first Chinese Canadian to the House of Commons
• Act to Amend the Immigration Act and to Repeal the Chinese Immigration Act
• The 100^th Anniversary of the Continuous Passage Act
• 85^th Anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act
• 50^th Anniversary of the Re-election of the first Chinese Canadian to the House of Commons
• 65^th Anniversary of the Commission of the First Chinese Officer in a Commonwealth Navy
• 20^th Anniversary of the Canadian Government’s Formal Apology for Japanese Internment during World War II
• 20^th Anniversary of the Appointment of Canada’s First Asian Lieutenant Governor, David C. Lam
• 10^th Anniversary of the first Chinese Canadian to serve in the Senate
• 15^th Anniversary of the First South-Asian Canadians Elected to Parliament
• 60^th Anniversary of the First Asian to play in the National Hockey League