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Social Review Vocab Flashcards

Review booklet vocab ONLY

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Accountable

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answerable to someone for your actions

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Assimilation

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the process of becoming apart of a different cultural group

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Bill

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a law going through the legislative process

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Civil Service

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the canadians who serve as employees of the government

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Constituent

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people in a specific voting area

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Contitution

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the framework of governance

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Executive Branch

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the part of the government that is responsible for putting laws into action
Suggests laws
Runs day to day business

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Federal Accountability Act

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the act that held the canadian government accountable

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Govern

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to make decisions as a government and put decisions into action

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Governance

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the process of governing

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Government

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the body with the power to make decisions for a society

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House of Commons (HOC)

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Part of the legislative branch
MPs are the the members
Representation is through population

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Judges

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Person who serves justice

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Judicial Branch

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the branch that interprets and applies laws by making legal judgments

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Law

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the product of the bill put through the legislative process.

The rules that all have to follow.

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Legislative Branch

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the part of the government that creates laws

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Lobbyist

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a person that is hired by a group influence MPs and government officials

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Minorities

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groups in society who do not form the majority of the population

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Popular Vote

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total votes cast in an election, as different from the total seats won in an election

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Senete

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Part of the legislative branch.
Second sober thought to HOC.
Pass bills to law

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Prime Minister

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The leader of the country. Election by party and if that party wins the leader in the PM

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Representation by Population?

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The more people in the area the more seats in the HOC

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Slogan

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a phrase repeatedly used by politician or marketers to present an idea

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Supreme Court

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Part of the judicial branch. The cases that need extra thought go here.

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Watchdog

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a person who keeps the government accountable

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Community Service

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help in the community performed as part of a sentence

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Criminal Code of Canada

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deals with adults in trouble with the law

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Criminal Record

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a permanent record of breaking the law

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Defense

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the proof that supports the innocence of a person

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Elizabeth Fry Society

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An advocacy group that supports women and girls in trouble with the law

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John Howard Society

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An advocacy group that supports men, woman, boys and girls in trouble with the law

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Jury

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a group of 12 people that all agree on the same verdict

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Jury Duty

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Jurors are summoned and must oblige.

Arrive on time

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Justice

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Applying the law

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Justice System

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the institutions and procedures for applying laws in a society

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Legislation

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laws created through the legislation process

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Prosecution

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the proof that suggest that the accused is guilty

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Rehabilitate

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To instill positive behaviours and attitudes

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Reintegrate

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To make apart of again

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Sentence

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a consequence for a crime determined by law

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41
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Sequester

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to remove from contact

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42
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YCJA

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the Youth Criminal Justice Act
used to differentiate between the youth and adult justice system and the consequences for each.
12-17

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Young Offenders

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people younger than 18 that offender or break the law

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Advocacy

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public support for or a recommendation for a bill or policy

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Analyze

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Breaking down a complex topic to better understand

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Biased

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an opinion based on unchallenged assumptions

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Cause and Effect

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a chart that describes the an event and the cause then the after effect

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Challenges

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a situation that test a persons ability

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Consensus

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when everyone agrees

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Criteria

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The things that have to be met

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Debate

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an argument about a particular topic

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Economic System

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how a society organizes their economy

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Issue

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a topic in which people have many conflicting view and perspectives

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Opinion

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ones personal view on a topic

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Perspective

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how a person looks at a situation

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Persuasive

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the trait of changing someones mind

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Point of View

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opinions and preferences of an individual based on personal experiences

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Political Cartoon

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a cartoon with an opinion of politics

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Political System

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the structure of the government

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Quality of Life

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the measure of personal and collective well-being

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Rights

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what individuals and groups are allowed to do within a society

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Significance

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Importance

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Society

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a social system where a group of people share a common geographic region

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Unbiased

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purely factual

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Validity

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reliability, based on a critical assessment of source

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Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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Part of constitution
Sets out rights and freedoms that all people in canada have.
The right to enter and leave and to vote is only to canadian citizens

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Constitution

A

special set of laws that establish a framework for governance

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Democratic Rights

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Right for new gov. every 5 years

Right to vote for members of HOC

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Equality Rights

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Right to be free of discrimination because of race etc.

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Fundamental Rights

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Express opinion
Choose religion
Organize peaceful meetining or demos
Associate with any person

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Indian Act

A

1876
Gov. permission to wear traditional clothes
Banned traditional ceremonies
Prevented First Nations from taking political action

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Interment

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the state of being confined to a prison especially for political or military reasons

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Labour Unions

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an organization of workers that acts to protect workers’ rights and interests

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Legal Rights

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Right to fair and quick public trial by an impartial court

Right to be free of imprisonment, search or seizure without reasons backed by law and evidence

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Mobility Rights

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Right to move anywhere within Canada and earn a living

The right to enter, stay in, or leave Canada

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Suffrage

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the right to vote

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Affirm

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state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly

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Amendment

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to change usually in a bill

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Anglophone

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persons whose first language is English

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Annuity

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a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year

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Autonomy

A

the authority to make decisions

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Collective Identity

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the shared identity of a group of people

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Collective Rights

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rights given to specific group of people

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Entrenching

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fixed firmly within

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Ethnocentrism

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the belief that one’s culture is superiour to others

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First Nations

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the umbrella name given to Indigenous people who have collective rights in the Constitution

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Francophone

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persons whose first language is French

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Indian

A

Europeans used this word to describe First Nations

89
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Metis

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people who are half Indigenous and half french

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Numbered Treaties

A

Treaties that the gov. and First Nations signed to share tha land all across Canada. However the gov. had the First Nations sign stuff they were unaware about

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Official Language Communites

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Communites that speak whose members either speak English or French

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Official Language Minorities

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Where the minority of people are not speaking the opposite official language. Quebec- english minority
Alberta- french minority

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Publically Funded

A

Funded by taxes

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Reserve

A

Lands for the exclusive use of First Nations

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Residential Schools

A

A school for First Nations to “kill the indian in the child” Bad

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Scrip

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a document used by Metis in exchange for land

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Sovereignty

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right to self government `

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Treaty 6, 7, 8

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treaties in Alberta

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Chinese Head Tax

A

Tax to come to Canada for Asian people

100
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Demographic

A

Land?

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Economic Class

A

Working class imigrants

102
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Economic Class

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Working class imigrants

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Excluded

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not included

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Family Class

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family members coming to join the worker class more than not

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Immigrants

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people moving to Canada

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