contexts: The Chinese Immigration Act , 1923 , known today as the Chinese Exclusion Act , was an act passed by the Parliament of Canada , banning most forms of Chinese immigration to Canada . Immigration from most countries was controlled or restricted in some way , but only the Chinese were so completely prohibited from immigrating .
name: Chinese Immigration Act, 1923
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answers.span_text: 1923
questions.input_text: when was the immigration act passed in canada