Chinese Express

The Chinese Express 快報 was a Chinese newspaper
publishing daily from 1971 to 1989. It served as a
source of general news, covering world events and
Canadian politics, as well as that of specific
interest to the Chinese community. Its entire run has
been digitized and will be released in the
Multicultural Canada website.

Although it developed later than the British Columbia
community, Chinese immigration to Ontario was already
a significant force in the 1950s. After changes to
immigration policy in 1967 opened the doors to
skilled workers, large Chinese communities began to
form in Toronto, Ottawa, and other Canadian cities.
As a result, the size and internal diversity of
Ontario’s Chinese communities increased dramatically
in the 1970s and 1980s. This increased presence led
to community activism around issues such as
education, language maintenance, and city
development, as well as the formation of the Chinese
Canadian National Council for Equality (CCNC), based
in Toronto. The Chinese Express rode this wave and
was the witness to the expansion of the Chinese
Canadian community in Toronto.