ated ▁by ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁attack , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁reaction ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Order - in - C oun cil ▁P . C . ▁no . ▁ 1 4 8 6 ▁was ▁passed ▁under ▁the ▁War ▁Me asures ▁Act , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁forced ▁removal ▁of ▁any ▁and ▁all ▁Canad ians ▁of ▁Japanese ▁descent ▁from ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁prohib iting ▁them ▁from ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁province . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁reg ulations ▁under ▁the ▁Act ▁were ▁adopted ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁Japanese - Can ad ians . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁intern ed ▁in ▁interior ▁cam ps , ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁road ▁cam ps ▁and ▁another ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁pra i ries ▁on ▁sugar ▁be et ▁far ms . ▁ ▁N ii h au ▁Inc ident ▁ ▁Japanese ▁pl ann ers ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁attack ▁had ▁determined ▁that ▁some ▁means ▁were ▁required ▁for ▁res cu ing ▁f liers ▁whose ▁aircraft ▁were ▁dam aged ▁too ▁badly ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁carri ers . ▁The ▁island ▁of ▁N ii h au , ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁flying ▁time ▁from ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁rescue ▁point . ▁ ▁The ▁Zero ▁flow n ▁by ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁Sh igen ori ▁N