Transcript Immigration - Harry Collinge High School

CANADA IMMIGRATION
• Immigrant: A person who comes to a
new country to live there permanently
• Emigrant: A person who moves away
from a country permanently
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• Immigrants or descendants of immigrants
make up 98% of Canadians
• As a result, Canada’s population can be
described as multicultural
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FROM WHERE?
• In the late 40’s and 50’s, the war devastated
Italy, so Canada provided many new residents
better economic opportunities
• Most recently, people looking for economic
opportunities have come to Canada from
countries like Portugal, India, and Jamaica they saw improved economic opportunities
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Pull Factors - qualities that attract you to
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Freedom
Peace
Jobs
Education
Political Reasons
Environment (climate, housing, medical care)
Family ties
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Push Factors - reasons for leaving a country
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Loss of job
Recession
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Natural Disasters
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Why Choose Canada?
• Large landmass, abundant natural resources
& small population
• Democratic, open society
• Multicultural population welcoming to
newcomers
• Well developed infrastructure, health,
educational and other systems
• Highly industrialized, vibrant economy with
many opportunities for skilled workers &
business persons
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Benefits of Immigration
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Increase population
Economic Gain
Increase in cultural diversity
Increase in standard of living in the part of
immigrants
• A younger workforce
• Skilled workers
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Top 10 countries that immigrated to Canada (2006)
1.China
2.India
3.Philippines
4.Pakistan
5.United States
6.Iran
7.United Kingdom
8.Republic of South Korea
9.Colombia
10.France
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The number of immigrants for each province and
Territory
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Ontario (115,000)
Québec (26,000)
British Columbia (45,000)
Alberta (15,000)
Nova Scotia (3,800)
Manitoba (3,600)
Saskatchewan (1900)
Newfoundland (600)
New Brunswick (600)
PEI (200)
Yukon Territories (100)
North West Territories (100)
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Refugees
• A refugee is someone who fears persecution (or
even death) in his or her home country
• To be considered a refugee, this persecution must
arise for reasons of race, religion, nationality,
political opinion, or membership in a particular
social group
• People can apply to become a refugee while in
Canada as a visitor or while living in their home
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Refugees
• The number of refugees coming to Canada ranges
from 24 000 to 32 000 each year
• UN recognized Canada with a special award
because of Canada’s treatment of
refugees over the years
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Why does Canada accept
refugees?
• Unlike most immigrants, most refugees do not
bring in the same skills, training and investment
dollars
• Refugees do increase population
• Accepted for humanitarian reasons:
- Canada has much land, water, food and is rich
compared to other countries
- Canada has the resources to help
Refugee Camp
Immigration Questions
1. What are the benefits of immigration?
1. Immigration has made Canada a unique country,
how?
2. How has your life been affected by immigration?
3. Think about the things that you value in life.
Make a list of 5 pull factors that are encouraging
you to remain in Canada.
4. Would you ever leave Canada? Why or why not?