Chapter 5: How well do Canada's immigration laws and policies respond to immigration issues?
Take an informal survey of how many of your friends have ancestors from other countries. The families of many Canadians originated in other parts of the world and immigrated to Canada. How does Canada benefit from new immigration? How does the government respond to emerging issues related to immigration today? This Unit explores Canada's immigration laws and policies. These say who can come to Canada from other countries to work and live.
Immigration is an important part of Canada's legislative framework because it affects the quality of life of Canadians and of people who seek to build a home in Canada. People want to come to Canada for many reasons. Quality of life in Canada pulls many people. Canada also offers shelter to refugees, who are pushed out of their home countries by war and other circumstances. Immigration poses opportunities and challenges for citizenship: for building a society in which all Canadians - existing and new - belong. What criteria does Canada use when accepting immigrants and refugees? |
Categories of Immigrants:
Economic Immigrants (55%) Skilled workers and business people. Family Class (28%) Spouses, partners, children, parents and grandparents of people living in Canada. Refugees (13%) People who are escaping persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment. Other (4%) People accepted as immigrants for humanitarian or other compassionate reasons. |
Read about 100 years of Canadian immigration here!
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The History of Immigration into Canada
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