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Assess, critically, how
legislative processes
attempt to address
emerging issues of
immigration.
What is the Immigration & Refugee Protection
Act?
The ________ and ______ Protection Act dates
from 2002. It is the most recent of many laws
Canada has had about immigration since it
became a country in ____.
 It establishes categories of who can come to
Canada from other countries to make permanent
homes here. It lays out the objectives of those
categories.
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What are the Immigration Categories?
Here are Canada’s immigration categories as of
2006 (Pg. 167):
 ________: ppl who are escaping persecution,
torture, or cruel and unusual punishment.
 ________: spouses, partners, children, parents
and grandparents of ppl living in Canada,
 _______ _________: skilled workers and
businesspeople.
 ______: ppl accepted as immigrants for
humanitarian or compassionate reasons.
What is the point system for accepting
immigrants?
The point system is part of the criteria Canada
uses to decide who to accept as immigrants. It
dates back from 1967.
 It applies only to economic immigrants (skilled
workers and professionals). Refugees and familyclass immigrants do not have to qualify under the
point system.
 If you are not a refugee or a family-class
immigrant, you MUST qualify under Canada’s
point system to enter Canada as an immigrant.
 Economic immigrants make up the biggest group
of immigrants to Canada.
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How does health factor into qualifying as an
immigrant?

Every potential _________ immigrant to Canada
must provide _____ that they are in good _____.
These health _______ do not necessarily apply to
ppl entering Canada as ______ or as ____-____
immigrants. A person may be refused entry to
Canada if:
 Their health could put the health of _____ at risk
– for example, they have tuberculosis.
 They have a condition that could endanger
______ ______– for example, a mental disorder.
 Their health could put an “______ _______” on
Canada’s health services – for example,
HIV/AIDS.
How are Canada’s immigration laws today
different than in the past?
No one today is ______ from Canada because of
their _______or country of origin. The point
system, for example, evaluates people based on
their skills and education.
 In the past, Canada _______immigrants of British
ancestry and restricted immigration from Asian
countries, such as China and India.
 (Pg. 173)
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What is Canada’s policy towards
refugees?

Here is some background on how Canada’s
position on refugees evolved (developed):
 Canada signed the U.N. Convention Relating
to the Status of Refugees in 1951.
 During the 1950s and 1960s, Canada offered
to shelter refugees in response to specific
world crises.
 In 1976, Canada made _______ one of its
immigration categories. The change meant
that Canada accepted ______ ______,
instead of ______ by____.
Some Objectives of the Immigration & Refugee
Protection Act, 2002
 Save lives and offer protection to ppl who are
displaced and persecuted.
 Fulfill and affirm Canada’s int’l commitments to
protect refugees.
 Grant fair consideration to ppl who claim to be
persecuted, as an expression of Canada’s
humanitarian ideals.
 Offer refuge to ppl facing ________ because of
____, ______, _____ ______or membership in a
____ _____, and to ppl who face _____, or cruel
and unusual ________ or ________.
What Languages Do Immigrants to Canada
Speak?
Graph (Pg. 180).
 Why might the info. in this graph connect to issues
raised by immigration for Canada’s official
language groups?
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What is the Singh decision?
Satnam Singh came to Canada from India seeking
refugee status. Canada’s gov’t rejected his case
under the Immigration Act 1976.
 This act did not allow Mr. Singh to state his case in
person or to appeal the gov’ts decision on his
case.
 The Supreme Court said this violated section 7 of
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
 The Supreme Court said everyone in the Charters
means everyone – every person physically
present in Canada (they do not necessarily need
to be a citizen).
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Results of Singh Decision
The results of Singh decision were:
 Ppl claiming refugee status in Canada have the
right to a hearing, which they attend in person.
 Canada established the Immigration and Refugee
Board to provide quick and fair hearings.
 Canada’s gov’t provides ppl seeking refugee
status with the necessities of life while they wait
for a hearing. (Pg. 182).