Surcharge Dept: About a dozen members of the group held a rally in Vancouver Thursday, calling on the federal government to extend benefits to the surviving children of those who paid the tax, according to CBC. In 2006, the federal government apologized for the tax and offered $20,000 compensation to any person who had to pay the levy or their spouse and canada Day is cause for celebration and compensation according to the Head Tax Families Society Between 1885 and 1923, more than 80,000 Chinese immigrants were forced to pay a levy of up to $500 to enter the country. The surcharge became known as the head tax. As
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