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Record of revenue receipts and registration for leave of Chinese immigrants, fiscal years ended March 31, 1912 to 1936 with totals 1886 to 1900 and 1901 to 1911

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Record of revenue receipts and registration for leave of Chinese immigrants, fiscal years ended March 31, 1912 to 1936 with totals 1886 to 1900 and 1901 to 1911
  Paying tax Exempt from tax Percentage of total arrivals admitted, exempt from tax Registrations for leave Total revenue
  number % number $
Total1 28,637 394 1.36 15,853 1,454,239
Total2 25,160 3,655 12.69 29,409 6,147,260
1912 6,083 498 7.57 4,322 3,049,722
1913 7,078 367 4.93 3,742 3,549,242
1914 5,274 238 4.32 3,450 2,644,593
1915 1,155 103 8.19 4,373 588,124
1916 20 69 77.53 4,064 19,389
1917 272 121 30.78 3,312 140,487
1918 650 119 15.47 2,907 336,757
1919 4,066 267 6.16 3,244 2,069,669
1920 363 181 33.27 5,529 538,479
1921 885 1,550 63.66 6,807 474,332
1922 1,459 287 16.44 7,532 743,032
1923 652 59 8.30 6,682 434,557
1924 625 51 7.54 5,661 334,039
1925 - - - 5,992 308,659
1926 - - - 3,947 25,969
1927 - - - 5,987 14,844
1928 2 1 33.33 5,087 25,679
1929 - 1 100.00 5,480 30,795
1930 - - - 5,682 30,799
1931 - - - 5,783 28,846
1932 - - - 4,387 11,584
1933 - 1 100.00 3,626 9,152
1934 - 2 100.00 2,156 7,237
1935 - - - 2,103 6,506
1936 - - - 2,138 6,501
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937.