Editing Louis St. Laurent (section)

=== Immigration ===

In 1948, St. Laurent's government dramatically increased [[immigration to Canada|immigration]] in order to expand Canada's labour base. St. Laurent believed that immigration was key to post-war economic growth. He also believed that immigration would create a sufficient tax base that would pay for social welfare measures that were established at the end of World War II. Over 125,000 immigrants arrived in Canada in 1948 alone, and that number would more than double to 282,000 in 1957. Large numbers of immigrants were from Southern Europe, including [[Italians]], [[Greeks]], and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] immigrants. Their arrival shifted the balance of ethnic origins amongst Canadians, increasing the population who were of neither French nor British descent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada/Early-postwar-developments |access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>

In 1956 and 1957, Canada received over 37,500 refugees from [[Hungary]], in the wake of the [[1956 Hungarian Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Refugees of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution National Historic Event |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=12575 |website=Parks Canada |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>