Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
What year is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act from?
2002
What are the four classes of immigration in Canada?
Family, economic, refugees and other/humanitarian
In the late 1800s, what kind of immigrants were encouraged to come to Canada?
White immigrants from Europe and the US, especially English speakers (not French)
A person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country
A refugee
Omar is an engineer from Tanzania. He was able to complete university abroad and now wishes to move to Canada for employment. What type of immigrant is he?
An economic immigrant
Define the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
It determines who meets the criteria to become either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
How many points do you have to have in the point system to be accepted for immigration?
67
This province has been asking the Canadian government for years to reconsider the amount of refugees they receive each year - due to language protection
Quebec
the growth of the number of people who can work
labour force growth
What group has asked Canada to take fewer immigrants and instead focus on helping Indigenous peoples and communities?
The AFN
Assembly of First Nations
The purpose of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is pursue ______, ______, and _____ benefits for all Canadians
Social, Cultural, and Economic
The majority of immigrants are what class?
Economic immigrants
What is the Head Tax?
A fee that Chinese immigrants were forced to pay.
the process of people establishing homes in a country that is not their native country
immigration
Ilya arrived in Canada in 1994. He came from the former Yugoslavian state and moved to Canada to avoid persecution and war. What kind of immigrant was he?
He was a refugee
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is a _____________ legislation.
Federal
What class of immigrants do not have to qualify under the point system?
Family and refugee immigrants
This is a resolution, made in 2005, calling for a stop to immigration until First Nation needs are met.
Resolution no. 49
A specific agreement with Quebec that allows the province to seek immigrants whose first language is French.
What is the Canada-Quebec Accord?
What is the program that gives immigration priority to those with specialized skills or a job lined up?
Express entry
Name ONE objective from the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Establish categories of who can come to Canada as well as objectives for those categories.
Respect the bilingual and multicultural character of Canada
Promote the successful integration of immigrants into Canadian society
Support the development of minority official languages communities in Canada
Reunite families in Canada
Pursue social, cultural and economic benefits for all Canadians
What does the Provincial Nomination Program allow provinces to do?
Specify what skills they need immigrants to have
How did Canada limit Indian immigrants?
They said that you had to come directly from India to Canada, but there were no ships that did that.
What is the definition of an 'accord'
a formal agreement
What three cities do most immigrants settle in?
Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver