After encouraging many Chinese men to come to Canada to work on construction of the trans-national railway, the government then tried to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants. In 1885, the Chinese Head Tax was imposed on every Chinese immigrant. This was an example of:

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The Chinese Head Tax was an institutionalized form of discrimination imposed by the government on Chinese immigrants, making it difficult for them to migrate to Canada. This was a systematic barrier put in place to restrict the entry of Chinese people into the country, which is an example of institutional discrimination. Stereotypes and prejudice are individual-level attitudes or beliefs, and double consciousness refers to W.E.B. DuBois' concept of African Americans struggling with their dual identity in a racially divided society, which is not relevant in this context.

After Encouraging Many Chinese Men to Come to Canada to Work