The Second World War had a significant impact on Canadian history as the Canadian government revoked many rights and changed the lives of Japanese Canadians who were buried. Between 1941 and 1945, more than 21,000 Japanese Canadians (more than two-thirds of whom were born in Canada) had their rights and freedoms restricted and were forced to be sent to internment camps "for their own GOOD ". Japanese Canadians were considered enemy aliens by the Canadian government in the aftermath of Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor. They lost many rights and their property was also confiscated, even though the Canadian government had promised that they would get their property back once the war was over. While Japanese Canadians lived in the internment camps, they had to suffer from the harsh nature and living conditions of the camps. Furthermore, after all these years of internment, the end result was that Japanese Canadians were given the freedom to move and received a formal government apology in 1988. Not only was the internment of Japanese Canadians Japanese origin tore families apart and scarred the lives of many innocent civilians, but it also caused the Canadian government to open their eyes and realize how poorly they treated different ethnicities even though Canada was supposed to be a free country. It was December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. , that the Canadian government imposed the War Measures Act that forever changed the lives of more than 21,000 Japanese Canadians (Paolini). The War Measures Act allowed the government to impose certain conditions on the population in times of crisis. This gave the government the power to intern Japanese Canadians during World War II. These Japanese Canadians were for the first time in the middle of paper...... Internment and racism in Canadian Canada during World War II. "IMAGINATIONS. Np, nd Web. January 8, 2014.."Japanese-Canadian Timeline" Canadiannikkeica RSS. Np, nd Web. January 7, 2014. .Lee, Jeff. "Vancouver Council Apologizes to Japanese Canadians for their support of internment in 1942." Www.vancouversun.com. Np, nd Web. January 8, 2014. .Marsh, James H. "Japanese Internment: Banished and Beyond Tears." The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 23, 2012. Web, January 7, 2014. Samuels, Charlie, Tucson, Arizona, 2011. Print..