Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does Immigration mean?
The process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in a county that is not their native country.
What is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act establishes categories of who can come to Canada from other countries to make permanent homes here.
What is the point system for?
If s person is not a refugee or a family-class immigrant, they must qualify under Canadian point system to enter Canada as an immigrant.
How are Canada’s immigration laws today different than the past?
no one today is excluded from Canada because or their race or country of origin.
What is a Refugee?
A person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country.
What is the Singh decision?
In Canada, April 4 is known as Refugee RIghts Day.
When was the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
2002
What does accord mean?
A formal agreement
What does demographic mean?
To do with the characteristics of a population.
What is the purpose of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
It establishes categories of who can come to Canada from other countries to make permanent homes.
What are the different immigration categories?
refugees
family class
economic immigrants
other
How does health factors into qualifying as an immigrant?
Their health could put the health of canadians health at risk.
