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Empire Settlement Act passed in Canada.

1922

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An agreement is reached between Britain and some of the Commonwealth countries on the resettlement of farmers, domestic workers, and young people. This is part of a strategy to increase British settlement in the Commonwealth, and therefore "British values." The number of immigrants increases significantly less than anticipated.