Unit 4

After Confederation - Part 2



Lesson 2

How did immigrants from Eastern Europe and China contribute to the development of Western Canada?


  • Chinatown
  • heritage
  • official language


Canadian Illustrated News, 1880, "Come to Stay". Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

As you know from your studies in the course so far, many immigrants came to Canada, particularly to Canada’s West.


  • How did immigrants help develop the West?
  • How did Asian immigrants help develop Canada?
  • How were the Francophone communities in Western Canada affected by immigration policies?

You will learn the answers to these questions as you proceed in the lesson.