Ninette Kelley is a lawyer and former official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Michael J. Trebilcock is a university professor emeritus of law and economics at the University of Toronto.

'[This book] is a "keeper" for me because it's a thorough account of Canada's immigration policies ... Any reader interested in immigration to Canada now has a one-stop source for its history.' - Douglas Fisher, Toronto Sun 'Its account of the development of Canadian immigration law integrates the who's, what's and when's of policy formation in a manner more comprehensive than that of any other single volume on the subject.' - Canadian Journal of Political Science '[A] masterful and meticulously documented new study.' - Choice

• Acknowledgements1. Introduction: Ideas, Interests, Institutions, and Issues Shaping Canadian Immigration Policy2. From Wilderness to Nationhood, 1497-1867: 'The Land God Gave to Cain'3. Immigration and the Consolidation of the Dominion, 1867-1896: Fulfilling the Destiny4. Industrialization, Immigration, and the Foundation of Twentieth-Century Immigration Policy, 1896-19145. The War and the Recovery, 1914-1929: The Dominance of Economic Interests6. The Depression Years, 1930-1937: Exclusion and Expulsion7. The Recovery and the Second World War, 1938-1945: Closure and Internment8. The Postwar Boom, 1946-1962: Reopening the Door Selectively9. Immigration Policy, 1963-1976: Democracy and Due Process10. Regulating the Refugee Influx, 1977-1994: The Fraying of the Consensus11. Retrenchment, 1995-2008: A Return to Executive Discretion12. Conclusion: Ideas, Interests, and InstitutionsNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

Ninette Kelley is a lawyer and former official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Michael J. Trebilcock is a university professor emeritus of law and economics at the University of Toronto.

'[This book] is a "keeper" for me because it's a thorough account of Canada's immigration policies ... Any reader interested in immigration to Canada now has a one-stop source for its history.' - Douglas Fisher, Toronto Sun 'Its account of the development of Canadian immigration law integrates the who's, what's and when's of policy formation in a manner more comprehensive than that of any other single volume on the subject.' - Canadian Journal of Political Science '[A] masterful and meticulously documented new study.' - Choice

• Acknowledgements1. Introduction: Ideas, Interests, Institutions, and Issues Shaping Canadian Immigration Policy2. From Wilderness to Nationhood, 1497-1867: 'The Land God Gave to Cain'3. Immigration and the Consolidation of the Dominion, 1867-1896: Fulfilling the Destiny4. Industrialization, Immigration, and the Foundation of Twentieth-Century Immigration Policy, 1896-19145. The War and the Recovery, 1914-1929: The Dominance of Economic Interests6. The Depression Years, 1930-1937: Exclusion and Expulsion7. The Recovery and the Second World War, 1938-1945: Closure and Internment8. The Postwar Boom, 1946-1962: Reopening the Door Selectively9. Immigration Policy, 1963-1976: Democracy and Due Process10. Regulating the Refugee Influx, 1977-1994: The Fraying of the Consensus11. Retrenchment, 1995-2008: A Return to Executive Discretion12. Conclusion: Ideas, Interests, and InstitutionsNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

Ninette Kelley is a lawyer and former official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Michael J. Trebilcock is a university professor emeritus of law and economics at the University of Toronto.

'[This book] is a "keeper" for me because it's a thorough account of Canada's immigration policies ... Any reader interested in immigration to Canada now has a one-stop source for its history.' - Douglas Fisher, Toronto Sun 'Its account of the development of Canadian immigration law integrates the who's, what's and when's of policy formation in a manner more comprehensive than that of any other single volume on the subject.' - Canadian Journal of Political Science '[A] masterful and meticulously documented new study.' - Choice

• Acknowledgements1. Introduction: Ideas, Interests, Institutions, and Issues Shaping Canadian Immigration Policy2. From Wilderness to Nationhood, 1497-1867: 'The Land God Gave to Cain'3. Immigration and the Consolidation of the Dominion, 1867-1896: Fulfilling the Destiny4. Industrialization, Immigration, and the Foundation of Twentieth-Century Immigration Policy, 1896-19145. The War and the Recovery, 1914-1929: The Dominance of Economic Interests6. The Depression Years, 1930-1937: Exclusion and Expulsion7. The Recovery and the Second World War, 1938-1945: Closure and Internment8. The Postwar Boom, 1946-1962: Reopening the Door Selectively9. Immigration Policy, 1963-1976: Democracy and Due Process10. Regulating the Refugee Influx, 1977-1994: The Fraying of the Consensus11. Retrenchment, 1995-2008: A Return to Executive Discretion12. Conclusion: Ideas, Interests, and InstitutionsNotesSelect BibliographyIndex