Appendix VI: Authorizing Minister of Justice to Evacuate All Persons of the Japanese Race

Order in Council amending Defence of Canada Regulations – protected areas

Canada Gazette (Extra), 27th February, 1942

P.C. 1486

AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT OTTAWA

Tuesday, the 24th day of February, 1942.

HIS EXCELLENCY

THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL:

Whereas the Minister of Justice reports that by reason of the development of the war it may become necessary to take special measures within certain areas of Canada;

Now therefore His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, and under the authority of The War Measures Act, Chapter 206 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is pleased to amend the Defence of Canada Regulations (Consolidation) 1941, and they are hereby amended by rescinding paragraph 2 of Regulation 4 thereof and substituting therefor the following paragraph: –

2. The Minister of Justice may, with respect to a protected area, make orders in relation to any of the following matters: –
   1. To require any or all persons to leave such protected area;
   2. To prohibit any or all persons from entering, leaving or returning to such protected area except as permitted pursuant to such order;
   3. To impose upon any or all persons ordinarily resident or actually present in such protected area, such restrictions as may be specified in the order in respect of their employment or business, their movements or places of residence, their associations or communications with other persons, their activities in relation to the dissemination of news or the propagation of opinions or otherwise with respect to the conduct of any such persons;
   4. To prohibit or restrict the possession or use by any or all persons, ordinarily resident or actually present in such protected area, of any specified articles and to require the delivery up by any such persons aforesaid of any such specified articles to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
   5. To authorize the detention, in such place and under such conditions as he may from time to time direct, of any or all persons ordinarily resident or actually present in such protected area;
   6. To authorize the release, upon such conditions as he may specify, of any person ordered to be detained or any article delivered up pursuant to this Regulation.