Komagata Maru and Canada

Canadian government: By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press Tues., May 17, 2016 OTTAWA—Nimrat Randhawa family first tried to get into Canada in 1914, according to Toronto Star. Her great-great grandfather chartered the ship Komagata Maru, filled it with 376 Indian passengers, nearly all of them Sikhs, and they sailed to the shores of British Columbia in search of a new life. The ship filled with 376 Indian passengers, nearly all of them Sikhs, were turned away by the Canadian government. Fast forward more than a century and South Asians are the single largest visible minority community in the country, with Statistics Canada estimating that they will represent one in every three people in the Toronto area alone by 2031. It expected all will be on hand Wednesday for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau historic apology for what happened next with the Komagata Maru some 102 years ago. The community influence is also reflected in the corridors of power in Ottawa — 23 South Asians, 17 of them Sikh, were elected last fall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.