Immigration Flashcards
What is the main objective of immigration in Canada
To improve and maintain the quality of life of existing Canadians
In the 1800’s, Canada posted posters because they wanted new immigrants to fulfill the objectives of the national policy, the objectives were:
- To promote Canadian industry
- To finish the national railway
- To settle the west of Canada
Canada targeted the U.S, Britain and other European countries for immigration but not:
French speaking countries like France, Belgium & Switzerland
Immigration and refugee protection act if from
2002
The immigration and refugee protection act of 2002 establishes__________
It establishes the categories of who can come into Canada. Also lays out the categories
The categories of immigrants are:____________
Say percent as well
Economic immigrants: 55%
Family class: 28%
Refugees: 13%
Other: 4%
The 4 Opportunities & Challenges of immigration are:
- Bringing in Immigrants helps with labor force shortage and immigrants with specific skill can help fill in open spaces at specific jobs
- Canada has obligation to help refugees in danger
- Immigration creates a mix of cultures and preserves Canada’s multicultural and bilingual identity
- The immigration policy takes into account the health, quality of life and safety of those who already live in Canada first
6 Objectives of the immigration & refugee act are:
- preserving and valuing the diversity of Canada
- Social, cultural & economic benefits for Canadians
- Supporting the development of minority official languages in Canada
- reuniting families
- Spreading the economic benefits of immigration nationwide
- Promoting integration of immigrants into Canadian society
Definition of Immigration:
people who establish homes and citizenship in a country that’s not native to them
Definition of Demographic:
To do with the characteristics of populations
Labor Force:
The amount of people who can work
Side note: We don’t need more immigrants if we already have enough people working to help build our economy. If we bring in more people while pretty much all the jobs are already taken and there’s no job hiring anywhere, it’s going to lead to unemployment issues. Labour force is good for the growth of the economy and immigration. Without immigration, Canada’s labour force will shrink.
Benefits of immigration to the labour force are:
- birth rates are low, therefor our economy needs immigrants to fill in the labour force
- Overall immigration helps with economic growth and the filling in open spaces in the labour force
A immigration law says:
who is allowed into Canada
An immigration policy:
sets out the procedures for evaluating immigrants and how many are allowed into Canada each year
Who does the point system apply to:
Economic Immigrants Only