Chapter 5 - immigration

Undesirable factors where you live may force you to leave/emigrate your homeland -poverty, oppression, disasters

Push factor

Desirable factors that bring you to a specific new area may attract you to a new country- jobs, family, freedoms, security

Pull factor

% of Refugees

13%

% of Family class

28%

Other %

4%

Economic Immigrants %

55%

Which category of immigrants needs to qualify by the point system?

Economic immigrants (The point system is for non-refugee immigrants)

What are 3 things that get you points on the immigrant application?

Education, language, work experience, age, adaptability, proof of funds, arranged employment

Which province gets about half of all immigrants?

Ontario

What approximate percentage of immigrants settles in Alberta?

8-15%

On every person who immigrates to Canada, there was a specific tax on specific types of people (such as Chinese)

Head tax

Wives and children of Canadian soldiers. They went off to Canada by boat and train. They were sent to Canada by the Department of Immigration, to the land of opportunity. The kids will grow up to know the Canadian way of life/culture.

War Brides

What % of Canadians today were born outside of Canada?

25%, 1 in 4 Canadians have were born outside Canada

4 factors that influence the immigration policy

1. Political parties and their values

2. World events/crisis

3. Canada’s economic situation (unemployment rates, economic growth)
   

4. Demographics (aging population)

Why is immigration important, and how does it benefit Canada economically?

Canada has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. Without immigration, we would have a declining population. Immigration is helping our economy because we need more people to fill jobs.

What does the Provincial Nomination Program allow provinces to do about immigration?

It allows provinces to request/nominate the types of immigrants it wants and the numbers of each type. *Immigrants with specific skills* It is different for each region. It also lets Quebec choose French-speaking immigrants.

The problem was that people with longer names were getting a lower acceptance rate for jobs. Allows for no bias

Blind Recriutment

An agreement made with Quebec; Quebec can nominate the % of immigrants to Canada that corresponds with its population within Canada. It also requires immigrants who settle in Quebec to send their children to French schools.

Canada-Quebec Accord