the growth in Canada is from 1851 to 2001. On average, censuses are taken every 10 years, which is how Canadian censuses were first incremented between 1871 and 1901. Beginning in 1901, the Dominion Government changed its policy so that census-taking occurred every 5 years subsequently. This was to document the effects of the advertising campaign initiated by Clifford Sifton.
how canada's immigration laws are different today than in the past
today they are a little more strict about who comes over the border and back then they didn't really care about it because they just wanted to make Canada grow so they just let people come to Canada.
did the canadian government encourage immigration from all countries
the government didn't encourage immigrant to come to Canada because they wanted Engilsh speaking white men not any other race.
how did the government encourage people to come to canada then?
.the government encourage people to come to Canada by saying that they would give them land so they they can farm and have a place to start there own place.