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The Immigration Act
Immigrants
Limitations
Outcomes
William Lyon Mackenzie
100
What race was still being favoured despite the Act?
The "whites"
100
Which group was considered "aliens" towards Canada?
Asians
100
True or False? Was the North-western Europeans part of the main group?
True
100
What was the one thing Canada was looking for in immigrants?
If they knew how to farm.
100
What Act did King issue?
Immigration Policy/Act
200
True or False? The reason towards the Act was to improve economic growth and the agriculture industry.
False, it worked to improve economic growth and population.
200
Which group was the easily accepted?
Europeans
200
What were the 3 main groups?
United States, Britain, and the North-western Europeans
200
Why did Canada stop accepting immigrants?
The Great Depression (economy was going downhill)
200
What position in parliament was William Lyon Mackenzie in?
Prime Minister of Canada
300
The Act allowed immigrants to reunite with their......
Family (immediate)
300
Where were most of the Blacks derived from?
United States
300
Which group is NOT one of the least desire groups? a)Asians b)Blacks c)Jews d)Spanish
d)Spanish
300
True or false? Where immigrants guaranteed a job in a secure place?
False, they were employed in the most insecure places.
300
What kind of immigrants did he reject the most?
Asians
400
What were some of the reasons why immigrants could not come to Canada? 3 ideas.
-Asians without close relative in Canada -homosexuals -prostitutes -mentally handicapped -epilepsy -discrimination from government -nationality -geographic origin -customs/traditions -unsuitability of climate -not being able to be assimilated
400
Why did Canada not want to accept Jewish refugees?
-Canada did not want to be seen as the "dumping grounds" fro Jews -They also knew that Jews were not able to satisfy the need for farmers
400
What was one thing the least desired groups had to do?
-perform risky jobs or undesirable jobs -farming -building the railways
400
What Act reduced racial and ethnic bias?
The Immigration Act.
400
Where was he born?
Kitchener, Ontario
500
The act inhibited immigration against Asians and....
other minority cultural groups
500
What percentage of immigrants came from Asia and Africa? a)10% b)5.7% c)4% d)14%
c)4%
500
Why were the main groups preferred?
They were not upsetting the the balance across Canada meaning they were actively recruited.
500
What Act guaranteed to give the right of ethnic groups in Canada to preserve and share their cultural heritage and equal opportunities to Canadians of all origins?
Multiculturalism Act
500
What relationship does King's policy portray?
Immigrants vs. Canadians