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Institutional or structural racism, defined as the social, economic, educational, and political forces or policies that operate to foster discriminatory outcomes or give preferences to members of one group over others, derives its genesis from the origins of race as a concept. Race as a biological fact has been invalidated by biologists and geneticists, but…

Prior to 1952, Canadian immigration policy engaged in racialization of potential immigrants by adopting a nationality preference system which favored European immigrants over non-Europeans. Emphasis was placed on white immigrants because they were considered to be of “superior stock,” more desirable, and more assimilable than immigrants of colour. Non-Europeans were deemed undesirable and policies were…