Legislation by Concept: Immigration
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Ordinance to render permanent an Ordinance passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to secure to and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue for a limited time, the “Act to create a fund for defraying the expense of Medical Assistance for Sick Emigrants, and of enabling Indigent Persons of that description to proceed to their place of destination.” | 2 Victoria Chapter 54 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance continues the 1832 Act,“An Act to create a fund for defraying the expense of Medical assistance for Sick Emigrants, and of enabling indigent persons of that description to proceed to their place of destination,” which is to remain in force until November, 1839. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance, intituled, “An Ordinance for establishing regulations respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein.” | 2 Victoria Chapter 44 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance amends an ordinance passed earlier in this session, “An Ordinance for establishing regulations respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein" and is to remain in force until 1842. This Ordinance clarifies that all vessels travelling on Lake Champlain from any place in the United States are subject to the regulations outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive, and continue for a limited time, the Second Clause of an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of King George the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to secure to and confer upon certain Inhabitants of this Province the civil and political rights of natural born British Subjects.” Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 20 | 1839 | This act continues an act passed in 1835, which allows for specific individuals to be granted the rights of natural born citizens in order to validate their real estate claims. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for establishing regulations respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein. | 2 Victoria Chapter 18 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the Master or Commander of every ship or vessel is required to report the number, names, ranks, and occupations of all foreigners on his ship upon arrival in the Province. The processes by which this is to be carried out and enforced are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural-born British subject. | 2 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance confers the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen upon Henri Vallotte of the City of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Alfred Rambau, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural-born British subject. | 2 Victoria Chapter 11 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance confers the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen upon Alfred Rambau of the City of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue a certain Act therein mentioned, making provision for the Assistance of Sick and Indigent Emigrants. | 1 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance continues the 1832 Act, “An Act to create a fund for defraying the expense of providing medical assistance for Sick Emigrants, and of enabling Indigent persons of that description to proceed to the place of their destination,” and the 1834 Act that continued it, which are to remain in force until 1839. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Naturalize certain persons therein named. Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 20th April, 1338. | 7 William IV – Chapter 117 | 1837 | This act gives the persons named full citizenship rights. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the relief of Poor Emigrants in the Town of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 18 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the disbursement of 300 pounds from the Emigrant fund for struggling emigrants newly arrived in St Andrews. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Emigrant fund for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the immediate payment of money out of the emigrant fund to the Justices of the Peace to aid those newly arrived to the province who are currently in distress. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend to certain persons the Civil and Political Rights of Natural-born Subjects. (The Royal Assent to this Bill promulgated by Proclamation, bearing date the Twenty-seventh day of October, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-five.) | 6 William IV - Chapter 36 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act extends the rights of natural-born citizens to the named immigrants and their heirs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Heirs of the late Peter Desjardins. The Royal Assent to this Bill promulgated by Proclamation, bearing date the Twenty-eighth day of November, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-five. | 6 William IV – Chapter 35 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act allows the heirs of Peter (Pierre) Desjardins, being his two brothers and sister, to inherit his property, even though they are not natural born citizens of the empire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of William Conway Keele. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 25 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act specifies a term of articling for lawyer William Conway Keele, who emigrated from England and who wishes to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the second Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to create a Fund to defray the expence of providing Medical assistance for sick Emigrants, and of enabling indigent persons of that description to proceed to their place of destination.” (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 13 | 1836 | This Act extends the 1832 Act, “An Act to create a Fund for defraying the expence of providing Medical assistance for sick Emigrants, and of enabling indigent persons of that description to proceed to their place of destination;” which is to remain in force until 1838. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend to certain persons the Civil and Political Rights of Natural Born Subjects. His Majesty’s Assent to this Bill communicated to the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, by Message from His Excellency Sir John Colborne, the Eleventh day of March, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 44 | 1835 | This act allows for specific individuals to be granted the rights of natural born citizens in order to validate their real estate claims. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in furtherance of and to regulate Juvenile Emigration from Great Britain to this Province. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 35 | 1834 | This act allows the Lieutenant-Governor to appoint commissioners to oversee the emigration of children from Great Britain to New Brunswick and their palcement in the province, and what their responsibilities are to be. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the second year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to create a Fund for defraying the expense of providing Medical assistance for sick Emigrants, and of enabling Indigent persons of that description to proceed to their place of destination.” | 4 William IV Chapter 31 | 1834 | This Act continues, for a limited time, an Act passed in 1832, “An Act to create a fund for defraying the expense of providing Medical assistance for sick Emigrants, and of enabling indigent persons of that description to proceed to their place of destination." This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the reimbursement of a certain sum of money advanced towards the support of the Quarantine Establishment at Grosse Isle, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 18 | 1834 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding four thousand two hundred and seventy-two pounds six shillings and sixpence to reimburse the sum advanced to establish a quarantine at Grosse Isle in 1833, in addition to other sums as listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Sum of Money for the relief of sick and destitute Emigrants at Prescott. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 52 | 1833 | This act grants two hundred and fifty pounds from the unappropriated funds of the province to aid immigrants newly arrived to Prescott from Great Britain who are often ill and destitute due to the difficulty of the voyage. Trustees for the administration of this fund are name. | Early Canadiana Online |