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Rejected immigrants upon arrival at ocean ports and deportation after admission, by principal causes and by nationalities, 1903 to 1927
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| 1903 to 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | ||||||
| Rejected at ocean ports | ||||||
| Accompanying rejected persons | 580 | 1 | - | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| Alien enemies | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| Bad character | 933 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Contract labour | 87 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Criminality | 74 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| Head tax | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lack of funds | 3,214 | 19 | 10 | 28 | 255 | 292 |
| Likely to become a public charge | 2,025 | 19 | 27 | 125 | 236 | 208 |
| Medical causes | 4,943 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 99 | 60 |
| Not complying with regulations | 546 | 8 | 7 | 474 | 291 | 278 |
| Previously rejected | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unskilled labour, British Columbia | - | - | - | - | 32 | 193 |
| Total | 12,418 | 71 | 70 | 662 | 953 | 1,083 |
| Nationalities | ||||||
| British | 1,650 | 5 | 11 | 108 | 193 | 153 |
| American | 259 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Other | 10,509 | 55 | 50 | 546 | 749 | 923 |
| Total | 12,418 | 71 | 70 | 662 | 953 | 1,083 |
| number | ||||||
| Deported after admission | ||||||
| Accompanying deported | 203 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 48 |
| Bad character | 921 | 84 | 35 | 22 | 52 | 105 |
| Criminality | 2,469 | 274 | 236 | 334 | 586 | 630 |
| Medical causes | 3,549 | 39 | 70 | 123 | 133 | 313 |
| Not complying with regulations | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pubic charge | 5,153 | 91 | 103 | 158 | 236 | 950 |
| Other civil causes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 12,323 | 527 | 454 | 655 | 1,044 | 2,046 |
| Nationalities | ||||||
| British | 6,975 | 36 | 99 | 184 | 295 | 1,107 |
| American | 2,693 | 407 | 279 | 392 | 616 | 725 |
| Other | 2,655 | 84 | 76 | 79 | 133 | 214 |
| Total | 12,323 | 527 | 454 | 655 | 1,044 | 2,046 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||||
