Vancouver Anti-Chinese Riots, 1886

The Vancouver anti-Chinese riots of 1887, sometimes called the Winter Riots because of the time of year they took place, were prompted by the engagement of cheap Chinese labour by the Canadian Pacific Railway to clear Vancouver's West End of large Douglas fir trees and stumps, passing over the thousands of unemployed men from the rest of Canada who had arrived looking for work.

See also

* Chinese head tax in Canada
* Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration (1885)
* Chinese Immigration Act of 1885
* Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
* Anti-Oriental riots (Vancouver)

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1887 in British Columbia
1887 riots
Race riots in Canada
History of Vancouver
Accidents and incidents involving Canadian Pacific Railway
Anti-Chinese activities in Canada
January 1887
Anti-Chinese violence in North America
Chinese-Canadian culture in Vancouver
Racially motivated violence in Canada
1880s crimes in Canada

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