Immigration
What is an Immigrant?
WHAT IS A PERSON WHO WANTS TO MOVE FROMG THEIR HOME COUNTRY TO A NEW COUNTRY
WHAT IS WHEN SOMEONE OR A GROUP OF PEOPLE LEAVE AN AREA TO MOVE TO ANOTHER.
Which Level of Government is RESPONSIBLE for Canadian Immigration?
WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
What is a contribution?
WHAT IS The giving or supplying of something (such as money or their time) as a part or share
What is a Refugee?
WHAT IS A person or group of people who are FORCED to flee their home country due to violence, persecution.
WHICH GROUP OF CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS HELPED TO BUILD THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD?
WHO ARE THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS
WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE PUSHED TO MIGRATE TO BIG CITIES?
WHAT ARE BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES, BETTER EASIER TRANSPORTATION, BETTER SCHOOLING
What are two reasons why the GOVERNMENT wants more immigrants in Canada?
Boosts Trade between countries; Strengthen culture and Diversity; Taxes; Need for Skilled workers
What job/ work sector is there a large majority of Canadian immigrants working in today?
WHAT IS HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Define Persecution.
cruel and harmful treatment of a person or group of people based on race, religion, sexual orientation or political beliefs.
WHAT IS A PUSH FACTOR?
WHAT ARE THINGS OR OCCURENCES THAT MAKE A PERSON WANT TO LEAVE THE HOME COUNTRY.
What are TWO UNITENDED CONSEQUENCEs of a large population migration into a big city?
Possible Examples Garbage, Water Supply, Housing Shortage, Traffic Challenges, Higher Cost of living, More Competition for Jobs
Past Immigration Posters to Canada mainly advertised to who?
WHAT IS MULTICULTURALISM?
WHAT IS the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
What is the MAIN difference between a Refugee and an Immigrant?
AN Immigrant has a Choice of leaving their home country AND A REFUGEE HAS no CHOICE OR WILL FACE DEATH IF THEY DON'T LEAVE.
WHAT IS A PULL FACTOR?
WHAT IS A FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A PERSON WANTING TO LIVE IN A NEW COUNTRY FOR A BETTER LIFE OR OPPORTUNITY.
Many Indigenous Communities migrated or were forced to make new homes on a RESERVE. What are some consequences of this move?
WHAT IS THEIR Inability to practice their cultural ways, Loss of customs, Loss of traditional Foods, Loss of connections to land and nature
The Government promised a lot of FREE ???? if Europeans immigrated to Canada?
WHAT IS FARMLAND
Name the Prime Minister and the year that the Canadian Multiculturalism Act was created.
WHO IS PRIME MINISTER PIERRE TRUDEAU AND 1988.
Why is Canada a country that many refugees flee to?
They have a strong humanitarian effort; welcoming and good healthcare
3 CATEGORIES OF IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA ARE?
HUMANITARIAN, ECONOMIC AND FAMILY
How is THE Migration of People AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?
The more people living in an area causes-less AVAILABILTY OF farmland, need to import more food driving higher costs for all, pollution is increased with higher density of people living in an area
What is the target immigration goal of the current government?
WHAT IS 395 000 NEW IMMIGRANTS.
One important reason Multiculturalism is important to Canadians:
To learn about other cultures and grow understanding and awareness and celebrate similiarties and differences
What countries were the three refugee families leaving in our NOVEL?