concept 2- Immigration system

Question 1

what kind of population does canada have?? what stage are we entering ?? and how do we fix this??

Answer 1

canada has an aging population and we are entering stage 5. we can fix this by bringing in economic class imigrants with preferably 6 years of experience in their feild to help fill in working jobs.

Question 2

what does an aging population effect?

Answer 2

healthcare, housing, work force, and job opportunities for young canadians.

Question 3

what is emigration and immigration ?

Answer 3

Emigration - the act of leaving ones own country to permanently settle in another one. eg- if you leave asia to live in canada you are now an asian emigrant

Immigration - the actof coming to live permanently in a foreign country. eg- if you moved from asia to live in. canada you are now a Canadian immigrant

Question 4

what are push and pull factors

Answer 4

push- what encourages a person to leave/emigrate fro their points of origin and settle elsewhere. eg- war/political unrest, absence of human rights, natural disasters , terrorism, poor living conditions , and/or lack of jobs.

pull- what motivates a person to join another region or country. eg- job opportunities , freedom of speech, freedom of religion , lower taxes , good living conditions , and/or political stability.

Question 5

in order to become an economic class immigrant in canada, you need to pass a test applying to the federal skilled worker program. what is the minimum you can score to be able to come to Canada?

Answer 5

you need a minimum of 67 points or higher.

Question 6

what can you do if you dont pass the test?

Answer 6

if you dont pass the test, the best thing would be to look at where you were weaker and improve their if possible. the easiest thing to change is to improve things like your language skills, complete another degree/diploma/ or certificate of reciving an offer of arranged impolyment. these will give you better luck next time, cause obviously you cant change the fact that you dont have family already living here, etc..

Question 7

what are the 6 major selection factors and what are their highest point value?

Answer 7

1. language skills (28 points)
2. Education (25 points)
3. work experience (15 points)
4. age (12 points)
5. arranged employment (10 points)
6. Adaptability (10 points)

Question 8

Explain whats looked at for language skills?

Answer 8

• must know either English (clb) or french (nclc) (for communication)
• must get clb7 or nclc7 for whichever is your first language
• must get clb5 or nclc5 for whichever is your second language
• they look at how you write, read, listen, and speak

Question 9

what is looked at education wise??

Answer 9

• if you went to school in Canada, you must have a certificate, degree, or diploma from either a Canadian secondary institution or post-secondary
• if you have a foreign education you need an educaticator credentail assessment (ECA) report for immigration purposes from a designated organization showing that your education is equal to those i canada.

Question 10

what are requirements for work experience ?

Answer 10

• you get points for the number of years you’ve worked at a full-time job (either atleast 30hrs per week or 15hrs per week for 24 months)
• for selection points your work experience counts if it was in canada or aboard, while you were studying, while being self impolyed.

year-  points-
1 - 9
2-3- 11
4-5- 13
6 - 15

Question 11

when do you get points for your age?

Answer 11

under 18 and 47 and older get no points as their part of the dependants
18-35=12
36=11
37=10
38=9
39=8
40=7
41=6
42=5
43=4
44=3
45=2
46=1

Question 12

what is arranged employment in canada?

Answer 12

you get points if you have a job offer of atleast 1 year from a canadian employee, you must get the offer before you apply to immigrate as a federal skilled worker

Question 13

what is adaptability and when do you get points for it??

Answer 13

adaptability gives you points based on things that make you versatile. you get points for things like having close family already in Canada (silbing, parent, grandparent, aunt, nephew, etc..), you also get points if your spouse already lives in canada, etc…

basically things that make it easy for you to adapt, and were you to struggle theyd help get you back on your feet

Question 14

what is a refugee, asylum, asylum seeker, and migrant ?

Answer 14

refugee- person who has been forced out of there country to escape circumstance like war, persuasion , or a natural disaster

asylum- to shelter or protect from danger, granted to those who fled their native countries

asylum seeker- a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country.

migrant- a person who moves from one place to another, especially to find work or better living conditions: comes to live permanently in a foreign country

Question 15

what is the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker?

Answer 15

a refugee is protected by international law, an asylum seeker is someone who claims to be a refugee but whose claim has not yet been evaluated.

Question 16

what are the 2 main parts of the refugee protection program , and explain them…

Answer 16

• the refugee and humanitarian resettlementprogram (people who need prtection from outside of Canada)
• the in-canada asylum program for people making refugee protection claims from within Canada

Question 17

what groups do you have to be a part of to sponsor a refugee?

Answer 17

• sponsor agreement holiday (SAH)
• constituent groups
• groups of 5
• community sponsors

Question 18

what does being referred mean, and what do you need to be referred?

Answer 18

inorder to come to canada you must be referred. to be referred you must fall into a following categories:

1) convection refugee aboard class
- outside home country
- cannot return cause of prosecution of race, religion, political opinion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, etc..

2) country of asylum class
- are outisde your home country
- have been seriously affected by civil war or armed conflict
- have been denied basic human rights on an ongoing basis

Question 19

how do you apply to be a refugee?

Answer 19

• fill out application package for either a convection refugee or humanitarian-protected person aboard
• need a medical pass exam and security / criminal check