Documents & Records

C.I.44 Certificate

Basics

The C.I.44 was issued to certify that an individual had registered under Section 18 of the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923. Registration was required of every person of Chinese origin in Canada. The certificate recorded detailed identifying information, and bore a photo and related file numbers. The number and date of the C.I.44 was also stamped on the back of the individual's main identifying document (C.I.5, 6, 28, 30 or 36). The C.I.44 was in use from about June 1923 to July 1924.

Finding the Records

No collections or examples of C.I.44 certificates have been identified. Citizenship and Immigration Canada may be able to provide information.

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