Section A/B
What does an Immigrante mean?
Immigrante means to into another country to live permanently
What does Refugee mean
People who are escaping persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment
What is the point system?
Canada's government used _______ in the late 1800s to recruit immigrants
posters
Who applies to the point system
Economic immigrants
What countries did the government want to move to Canada
US, Britain, and many parts of Europe
At least how many points do you need?
67 points
What countries did Canada restrict from going into the country
Asian countries (China & India)
What are at least 2 Point Systems for Accepting Immigrants
Education
Ability on Canada's Official Languages
Work Experience
Age
Arranged Amployer
Adaptability
When one becomes a citizen of Canada, what is one of the things they swear to do?
Be faithful to Canada's monarch
To observe the laws of Canada
To fulfil their duties as a citizen
They gain the right to vote
Name one disadvantage of the point system
It is impersonal and assigns numbers to people
It can deprive developing countries from which many skilled immigrants come, of the skilled workforce that they need
It virtually excludes the poor and impoverished from coming to Canada, expect perhaps as refugees