Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is immigration?
The process of people establishing homes and often citizenship in a country that is not their native country
What is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act? (4)
Established in 2002
Established categories of who can come to Canada from other countries and make permanent homes here
Lays out the objectives of those categories
4 classes (refugees, economic, family, other)
What are the objectives of immigration? (5)
Pursue social, cultural, and economic benefits for all Canadians
Respect the bilingual and multicultural character of Canada
Support the development of minority official language communities in Canada
Reunite families of Canada
Promote the successful integration of immigrants into Canadian Society
What is a Refugee Class Immigrant?
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
What is an Economic Class Immigrant? (2)
Are people selected for their skills and ability to contribute to Canada’s economy
Includes skilled workers, business immigrants, provincial and territorial nominees
What is the difference between a law and a policy?
Policies change depending on the sitting government, the law doesn’t change
What is the Point System? (2)
Is the criteria that the federal government uses to decide who to accept as Immigrants (skilled workers and professionals only) If a person is not a Refugee or a family class they must qualify under the pint system
How did Canada discriminate against immigrants from India? (2)
Back in 1914, Canada would only “accept immigrants from India if they came all the way without stopping”
Since there were no services that could do this, Canada was being exclusionary of India
What was the Chinese Head Tax? (2)
Was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada
Was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the CPR
What is Clause 34 in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2002? (5)
No person shall be granted admission who is a member of any of the following classes:
- engaged in an act of espionage
- engaged in the undermining of government
- engaged in terrorism
- being a danger to the security of Canada
- engaging in acts of violence or endangering the lives of safety of Canadians
What is the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees? (2)
Essentially states that a Refugee cannot be turned away if they face persecution, torture or possible death back in their native country
Considered customary law by those countries that signed on
What things came out of the Singh decision?
People claiming refugee status in Canada have the right to a hearing which they attend
Canada established the Immigration and Refugee Board to provide quick and fair hearings
Canada’s government provides people seeking refugee status with the necessities of life while they wait for a hearing
What is the Provincial Nomination Program? (5)
Provinces can nominate a percentage of immigrants Canada selects each year
This means for example, Alberta can specify that it needs immigrants with particular skills
It also allows some provinces to set up immigration officers in foreign countries
Governments in Canada can’t require immigrants to settle in particular places or work in particular jobs
This program increases the likelihood that immigrants will settle in the provinces whose labour needs match their skills
Demographic
To do with the characteristics of populations
Labour Force Growth
The growth of the labour force or the number of people who can do work
