Immigration
55% of immigrants make up this category of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
What are Economic Immigrants?
What are the number of points needed to immigrate to Canada
67
13% of immigrants make up this category of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
What are Refugees?
This allows provinces to nominate a percentage of the immigrants Canada selects each year
What is the Provincial Nomination Program?
Which economic sector receives the most work shortages?
Construction
Definition: the process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native country
What is immigration?
What year was the Immigration and Refugee Act dated?
2002
What 3 cities in Canada receive the most immigration?
Toronto, Montreal, & Vancouver
Which 3 provinces receive that highest percentage of immigrants?
Ontario, Quebec, B.C.
What is Toronto?
28% of immigrants make up this category of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
What is Family Class?
A person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country
What is a Refugee?
Definition: A formal agreement
What is an accord?
This program allows some provinces to set up their own immigration offices in foreign countries
What does the Provincial Nomination Program do?
Canada created a commitment for Canada and THIS GROUP of people to work together and share prosperity.
Who are Aboriginal peoples?
"To pursue social, cultural and economic benefits for all Canadians" is a factor of this legislation.
What is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002.
Which groups of people do not need to classify under the point system?
What are Refugees and Family class
This legislation allows Quebec to nominate the percentage of immigrants to Canada that corresponds to its population within Canada
What is Canada-Quebec Accord?
This legislation allows this province to require immigrants who settle in the place to send their children to French-language schools.
What is the Canada-Quebec Accord?
When was the point system created?
1967
Why is immigration important?
It affects the quality of life of Canadians and of people who seek to build a home in Canada
What are three of the factors included in the point system?
Education, Ability in Canada's official Languages, Work Experience, Arranged Employment, Adaptability,
Which immigration category is made up of "Immigration for humanitarian or compassionate reasons"
What is "Other"?
THEY can not require immigrants to settle in particular places or work in particular jobs
What is the government?
This legislation aims to "Grant fair consideration to people who claim to be persecuted, as an expression of Canada's humanitarian ideals."
What is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002?