Chapter 12, Lesson 2 (page 2)
Completion requirements
Unit 4
After Confederation - Part 2
Watch
Click on the link to watch the video, "Journey to Canada: A Chinese Canadian Perspective", which shows a story of the journey of a Chinese immigrant family to Canada.
Read
- Answer the remaining questions on your lesson summary, Changing Western Societies, as you read the textbook pages identified below.
- Read pages 278 to 281 of your textbook.
- Francophone culture and language were strong in the West, but the government wanted the West to become an English region. Over time, English-speaking residents became the majority.
- Francophones in the West struggled to protect their language and minority education rights.
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Read pages 282 to 284 of the textbook.
- Submit your completed lesson summary on the next page.

Doukhobor pilgrims leaving Yorkon
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© Public Domain

Chinese Immigration to Canada

Doukhobor women pulling a plough
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© Public Domain
Do you want to learn more about immigration to Western Canada?
Learn more about Chinese immigration to Canada on the CBC Digital Archives website.