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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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| 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 19271 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | ||||||
| Rejected at ocean ports | ||||||
| Accompanying rejected persons | 13 | 10 | 21 | 16 | - | - |
| Alien enemies | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bad character | 20 | 68 | 21 | 46 | - | - |
| Contract labour | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Criminality | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| Head tax | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lack of funds | 24 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Likely to become a public charge | 119 | 87 | 151 | 25 | - | - |
| Medical causes | 37 | 130 | 83 | 40 | ||
| Not complying with regulations | 318 | 653 | 745 | 115 | - | - |
| Previously rejected | - | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Unskilled labour, British Columbia | 94 | 33 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| Total | 632 | 992 | 1,031 | 266 | 6891 | 18,865 |
| Nationalities | ||||||
| British | 98 | 187 | 199 | 109 | 209 | 2,922 |
| American | 4 | 6 | 11 | - | 5 | 331 |
| Other | 530 | 799 | 821 | 157 | 475 | 15,614 |
| Total | 632 | 992 | 1,031 | 266 | 689 | 18,867 |
| Deported after admission | ||||||
| Accompanying deported | 52 | 78 | 145 | 158 | 165 | 953 |
| Bad character | 66 | 86 | 13 | 59 | * | 1,443 |
| Criminality | 543 | 511 | 520 | 453 | 447 | 7,003 |
| Medical causes | 282 | 649 | 420 | 410 | 470 | 6,458 |
| Not complying with regulations | 10 | 7 | 45 | 130 | * | 220 |
| Public charge | 679 | 775 | 543 | 506 | 354 | 9,548 |
| Other civil causes | - | - | - | - | 149 | 149 |
| Total | 1,632 | 2,106 | 1,686 | 1,716 | 1,585 | 25,774 |
| Nationalities | ||||||
| British | 888 | 1,377 | 985 | 899 | 808 | 13,653 |
| American | 520 | 417 | 321 | 330 | 351 | 7,051 |
| Other | 224 | 312 | 380 | 487 | 426 | 5,070 |
| Total | 1,632 | 2,106 | 1,686 | 1,716 | 1,585 | 25,554 |
| * Included under Other civil causes. | ||||||
| 1. Causes of rejections of immigrants at ocean ports in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1927, are classified as follows: accompanying rejected persons, 39; avoiding port of entry, 218; criminality, 7; giving false information, 29; immorality, 5; indirect passage, 75; lack of passport, 37; likely public charge, 42; labour exclusion, British Columbia, 1; medical causes, 27; mentally defective, 24; occupation test, P.C. 183, 121; physically defective, 50; stowaways, 14. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||||
