97,000 people paid the Chinese head tax when implemented in Canada in 1885. The tax was effectively a discriminatory practice in which only those of Chinese descent would pay a fee when entering Canada. The purpose was to deter Chinese immigrants from coming to Canada. The fee started out as $50.00 in 1885 which was equivalent to 1 years worth of salary, but by 1904 the price had ballooned to $500.00, a modern day equivalent of 2 years salary...
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