1815-1850 was when the Great Migration of Canada occured. This was the time most immigrants had come into Canada. There was over 800,000 immigrants. People immigrated to Canada from Britain because the Industrial Revolution had begun. The Industrial Revolution was a new transition for new manufacturing processes.
Canadian government encouraged immigration from all other countries because they wanted more people to join that countries society. Our government encouraged people by showing the amount of work there is to offer. There is also free education.