CA-K315History

Victoria’s Chinatown, the oldest in Canada

Fan Tan Alley in Victoria’s Chinatown, photographed in 2018. Fan Tan Alley, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 08 · Michal Klajban · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Victoria’s Chinatown is the oldest surviving Chinatown in Canada. Before the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed, Victoria was a major port of entry for Chinese immigrants, and the neighbourhood became an important centre of Chinese Canadian community life.

Scope & context

The neighbourhood and its significance, not Chinese Canadian history as a whole (see CA-K281).

Sources behind this record

Victoria's Chinatown National Historic Site ↗

Parks Canada

Description of historic place; Heritage value