more common after 1900. Chain migration is when a Chinese immigrant arrived in Canada on his own and work until he was either able to return to China or send his family to join him in Canada.
             On October 7, 1877, the Victoria colonist announced that they would start the railway project. Andrew Onderdonk was managing the building of the C.P.R. at that time. To respond to the growing anti-Chinese sentiment, he gave an assurance that he would only rely upon white labor to build the C.P.R. but with the condition that there would be enough help available. Within one month of starting the project, he realized that the white men he hired were unreliable, calling them "the most useless lot of broken gamblers, barkeepers, etc. ever collected in one place." (Tunnels of Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.) He then started hiring Chinese laborers from San Francisco and Portland. There was a company called Lian Chang who recruited these workers before they were contracted. Basically, they were paying expenses for travel and maintenance before a position for them was even guaranteed. During the building of the railroad, Chinese workers were used for the most dangerous jobs. Working conditions were very difficult and accid
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