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===The Eugenics Movement in Canada===

In Canada, the Eugenics movement took place early in the 20th Century, and largely in Alberta, although eugenics gained considerable traction in Saskatchewan. The focus of the motion was the sterilization of mentally deficient individuals, as determined by the [[Alberta Eugenics Board]]. The campaign to enforce this action was backed by groups such as the United Farm Women's Group (including key member [[Emily Murphy]], whose campaign for women's rights seemed to take a back seat in the matter), and the Saskatchewan CCF government led by a strong proponent of eugenics, [[Tommy Douglas]].

Individuals were assessed using IQ tests such as the Sanford-Binet. This posed a problem to many of the new immigrants arriving to Canada, as their lack of mastery with the English language often led to scores denoting them as having impaired intellectual functioning. As a result, many of those sterilized under the Canadian eugenics movement were immigrants who did not necessarily fall into the category.