Authorization for compensation to persons of Japanese ancestry for discriminatory actions taken by the Government of Canada during World War II was made by Privy Council Order 1988-9/2552, dated October 31, 1988. A copy of the Order Respecting Ex Gratia Payments to Persons of Japanese Ancestry, more commonly known as the Japanese Internment Compensation Order, is available at the Vancouver Courthouse Library.
References
- Order Respecting Ex Gratia Payments to Persons of Japanese Ancestry – on-site at Vancouver Courthouse Library