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1870

1871

B.C. Joins Canada

Following a turbulent decade, British Columbia becomes the sixth province

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1872

Race-Based Voter Inequality

Chinese and Indigenous denied the right to vote in B.C.

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1873

John Deas's Cannery

After fleeing persecution, the American ran the Fraser River’s leading cannery

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1876

The Inverness Cannery

With its establishment on the Skeena River, British Columbia’s canning industry expands northward

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1876

The Indian Act

Canada’s segregation is legitimized in a new, far-reaching law

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