Under the immigration regulations of 1930, the following people were allowed to enter Canada without
the permission of the Privy Council:
- British subjects with enough money to sustain themselves until they found employment
- American citizens with
enough money to sustain themselves until they found employment
- prospective farmers from any country with enough money to sustain themselves until they found employment
- the wife, and children under the age of 18, of a naturalized Canadian man
After 1937, the fiancé of a naturalized Canadian man was permitted to enter Canada without the permission of the
Privy Council.
After the Second World War, specific numbers of people within the following groups were permitted to enter Canada without the permission of the Privy Council:
- people from Displaced Person camps
- ex-members of the Polish Armed Forces
- citizens of Malta
- terrazzo workers from Italy
If your ancestor was in any of these categories, their name will not be on these lists.
You may not
be able to find your ancestor because the spelling of names in the lists may not be the spelling you are familiar with.