Collection search - IMMIGRATION BRANCH, VICTORIA OFFICE, LOOKOUT AND HINDU AND CHINESE CASE FILES. [textual record]

THESE REGIONAL FILES BREAK DOWN INTO THREE AREAS. THE FIRST AND FIFTH BOXES OF "H" FILES ARE CASE FILES RELATING TO HINDU IMMIGRATION FROM THE 1920S TO 1960S, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIPS, CASE HISTORIES, ETC. "LOOKOUT FILES" FOR UNDESIRABLES WHO MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE COUNTRY, WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ALIASES, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, ETC. FOR THE USE OF IMMIGRATION AGENTS AT POINTS OF ENTRY, FILL THE NEXT THREE BOXES. BOXES 6-18 CONTAIN "CH" FILES WHICH ARE CASE FILES FOR CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.

These records were originally held in British Columbia. They were transferred to the National Capital Region in 2016 and are available for consultation there.