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IMMIGRATION IN CANADA TODAY
Who Are We?
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Canada today...
The majority of Canadians (as many as 97%) are immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
This is why Canada is considered to be a “multicultural” society.
For the most part, Canada also encourages immigrants to retain their traditions and language!
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Patterns of Immigration
The number of immigrants changes from year to year
In recent years, more than 200,000 immigrants have arrived each year
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When? What Happened? Why?
1840s Arrival of1000’s of Irish settlers
Irish potato crop fails; facing starvation
1905-1914 Massive immigration to Canadian west from Eastern Europe
Canadian gov’t wants to settle prairies, offers free land/incentives to immigrants
1915-1919 Little immigration WWI, worldwide influenza epidemic limits movement
1930-1945 Little immigration World economic depression, WWII
1947-1960 Many Italians come to Canada
Italians flee devastation caused by war
1956 Many Hungarians come to Canada
Hungarian revolt against Russians fails, flee
1980-1997 Arrival of thousands of HongKong Chinese Immigrants
seek political stability before China retakes control of HK in 97
1980-2003 Many people from Afghanistan
Immigrants seek safe haven fromconflict
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See a pattern?
The source of immigration changes depending on different factors (usually economic and political conditions)
Canada offers these people a “haven”, a country which offers freedom and opportunity
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Why People Become Immigrants
Push factors: war, absence of human rights, poor economic/educational opportunities, religious persecution, terrorism, natural disasters
Pull Factors: to join family, job opportunities, better taxes
Intervening obstacles: distance, cost, can’t meet requirements!
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When Someone Becomes An Immigrant
It is not as easy as you think! There are strict rules to who can immigrate to Canada
Three groups of people:1. Economic Immigrants2. Family Immigrants3. Refugees
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More on Immigrants
Economic: skilled workers/business immigrants; must be able to contribute to economy–Est. a business, buy a business, invest
Family: this allows families to reunite (spouse, children etc); sponsorship program (i.e. housing & $$)
Refugee: someone who fears cruel / inhumane treatment (or even death) in home country
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Interprovincial Migration
Migration that occurs BETWEEN provinces
Changes population dynamics between the difference provinces/territories in Canada