dates welfare Flashcards
province of Canada
1844
king george
1863-royal proclamation to protect groups from exploitation: “autonomy, self governing, protected”
:Mackenzie king immigration policy under his leadership decided certain people were unsuitable and immigration should be a tool to maintain canadian society
-1953
The Canadian Bill of Rights
(proclaimed in 1960)
prohibited the federal government from discriminating because of race, colour, gender, or ethnic origin (unless you were fnmi – then we’d still discriminate)
The Immigration Act - Amended
Amended in 1997
how many people live in poverty in canada
6.4 million Canadians live in poverty, which is about 17.7% of the population.
what is Canadas poverty gap
In Canada, the poverty gap was about 30% in 2022.
The Indian act
The Indian act was made in 1876.