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The government of Canada decided that the country could be a mosaic of cultures where people from different countries could keep their nationalities and still be called canadian therefore allowing an influx of different cultures. The royal commission came up with the idea of "cultural pluralism" and encouraged the government to reflect this in their policies. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, the prime minster in 1917 accepted this policy called the multiculturalism policy. In 1988, the governement of Canada also imposed the "Multiculturalism Act" . The factors influencing these two policies/acts were quite similiar to one another. In mid-1960s, the troubled English-French realtions in Canada desperately needed a solution. They preferred the idea of a cultural mosaic. After establishing this policy racism reduced significantly as every ethnic group was to be treated the same way, allowing canada to be a cultural hub. In the context of theory so far everything seems to be working smoothly but the real question that we need to ask ourself is whether multiculturalism is working in our society or not ? Do we feel comfortable living amogst all the different kinds of people and are content with our lifestyle? Take education for an example. A university in North America called Stanford had a program in which the curriculum was designed

Canada’s identity comes in many shapes and forms. Multiculturalism has been adopted and is at the forefront of Canadian identity. Following the Second World War, Canada’s multiculturalism policies became more acceptable and even successful in, not only accepting, but inviting multiple ethnic cultures in. In contrast to other countries, multiculturalism adaptation works for the Canadian culture. Canadian policies on multiculturalism have shifted over the past few decades; policies are now implemented for integration, not discrimination.

In the early immigration, the Fraser River gold rush is perhaps the largest event. It was an overall positive event, and the Chinese were a large part of the business of the time. They were entrepreneurial and established themselves selling things that were important to the miners, importing goods, growing food, and building infrastructure. Stores similar to the Wong Toy & Co. one would’ve existed then. The head tax period was obviously dominated by the creation of the Chinese Head Tax, similar to other anti-Chinese taxes throughout the world. This was a major step backwards in Chinese Canadian history, and the backwards thinking of it all was best illustrated as they continued to immigrate along the very railroad they helped build. Canada

Canada is presently known for welcoming many racial groups into the country. However, the Canadian government is not always giving out warm welcomes to different ethnicities. During World War Two, the country rejects many Japanese and Italians who are already Canadian. The treatment of the Japanese and Italians in the Second World War is very unjust. The two groups face being put into internment camps against their own will, the government separates families and force men to work on farms with little pay. The government of Canada also mistreat the Japanese and Italian Canadians because they are full of fear and superstition.

As a result the federal government did not take action at first. By 1885, the CPR was completed and the demands for action increased, so in order to satisfy the public, the government enacted the Immigration Act which included the head-tax. During this period, the Chinese entered the city looking for other sources of employment; as they would accept low-wages, businesses were willing to hire them. Although the $50 head-tax slowed immigration, the public kept pushing the government to be stricter as there were too many Chinese in the city. Again the government conformed to the wishes of the public and raised the tax to $100 in 1900. Most Chinese worked in the salmon canning industry (Wing), while others worked as chefs in restaurants making only a few dollars a week (Bright ,13). By sticking together and preserving their language and culture, Chinese gave Canadians more reason to discriminate against them. Chinese were completely a different race from the British, and as John A. Macdonald said, the Chinese migrant "is a stranger, a sojourner in a strange land ... he has no common interest with us ... he has no British instincts or British feelings or aspirations"; Canadians didn't believe that they could assimilate well into the Canadian

Canada before working towards becoming a just society was a very discriminative place. During the events of World War One,WWI black and Chinese Canadians were prevented from joining the war along with aboriginals. Women were treated the same at the time, it was common for most women to stay at home wives and take care of the children. This was the stereotypical family at the time and was believed to be the ideal family too. Canadians thought poorly of minorities and even claimed it was to keep them safe, the aboriginals were an example, Canadians claimed the enemies might believe that they are savages which was a reflection of how they truly felt. Minorities were clearly being treated worse than the majority, they were seen as inferior and only good for

Canada adopted multiculturalism as an official policy, which allows the value and dignity of all Canadians, regardless of their racial origins, language or religious affiliations. Plus the status of two official languages, French and English. Canada promotes multiculturalism by encouraging Canadians to participate in all aspects of life. Regardless of their background, anyone can participate in social, cultural, economic, and political affairs. Everyone is equal to one another. Everyone has the right to be heard. These rights are provided to us through our Canadian constitution and our charter of rights and freedoms. Some people come to Canada and have a history of hate towards an ethnic group. Promoting hatred is not permitted in Canada. You have the right to have your own ethnicity in Canada but you must also respect others right to do the same. Canada has experienced racial and ethnic tensions. But the majority of Canadians are fair minded. We will accept and respect them that will accept and respect us. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the freedom of religious expression. For those who are new comers to Canada, you may contribute to this country’s diversity. But you need to be prepared to live in a

The Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect on July 1, 1923 and was directed specifically toward the Chinese community in order to limit the number of Chinese nationals entering Canada. This caused controversy and turmoil throughout Canada as government discrimination directed at Chinese Canadians during this time played a crucial part in the treatment of these individuals. By introducing the idea of a ‘White Canada Forever’, a popular phrase used by politicians during this time, it strengthened the division among Chinese Canadians and the rest of the population. After the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1967, the Chinese community continued to live under strict limits and Chinese nationals continued to have a difficult time attempting

After World War Two, Canada’s immigration policy changed. From World War Two to the 1960s, Canada’s immigration policy was restrictive and the government still favoured European and American immigrants because they were more likely to adapt to the Canadian society. The government did try to limit the number of other immigrants. By 1947, the Chinese Exclusion Act was revoked by the federal government. This was a step in the right direction to make Canada’s immigration policy to be more reasonable. By 1962, Canada removed regulations on immigrants from Africa, Asia and other countries. Under Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada’s immigration policy became “colour-blind”

During the early 20th century, Asian immigrants who came to Canada faced a great deal of backlash from Canadian society. Among these men and women who came overseas, the Chinese suffered the brunt of the racial discrimination that ran rampant in Canada, and were treated distinguishably worse than any other group of immigrants. Although many other immigrants were met with prejudice and racial stereotyping on arrival, there was no other group that experienced the same level of organized racism as Chinese immigrants did. Discriminatory acts were not only conducted on a communal and societal level, but also found its way into Canadian politics. What resulted from this was a national effort to limit the Chinese from both entering Canada as well

While the rest of Canada employs the concept of multiculturalism, Quebec emphasizes on another theory: interculturalism, or the notion of support in cross-cultural dialogue and challenging self-segregation tendencies within cultures. In the province, the word multiculturalism announces pejorative meanings. This was due, in part, to the fact that “a federal commission which was charged several years ago with the task of developing policies for Canada, based on its bicultural and bilingual character emerged with a recommendation that Canada think of itself as a multicultural and bilingual country.3”. Francophones, on the other hand, felt that this concept placed them at the same level as minority ethnic groups, thus erasing their thoughts of being seen as one of the country's founding nations.

The time period of the 1970’s was when diversity of ethnic backgrounds was accepted in Canada. A benefit to the birth of multiculturalism is that more immigrants were attracted to migrate to Canada, hence increasing Canada’s population. As reported by Statistics Canada, Canada has had continuous periods of vast immigration since 1971. In return, the diverse immigrants play a vital role in maintaining the multiculturalism throughout Canada. Their ethnic backgrounds enhance the diversity in Canada.

The quantity of individuals who are into Canada is consistently expanding as seen somewhere around 2001 and 2006, the quantity of remotely conceived individuals expanded by 13.6%, and by, 2006 Canada had developed to have 34 ethnic groups with no less than one hundred thousand individuals each, of which eleven have more than 1,000,000 individuals and various others are spoken to in littler sums. 16.2% of the populace self-distinguishes as a noticeable minority (Statistics Canada, 2011). This massive immigration has ensured that multiculturalism in Canada has never faced any threat of collapse. The Canadians know that the only way different cultures are going to strive in the country is by supporting legal immigration of people from various parts of the world into the country. By allowing the settlement of immigrants, multiculturalism in Canada was being

This labour was in high demand because Canadian and American capitalists were eager to find the most inexpensive solution (Spencer 21). However, things changed when the white-European population of Canada heard rumours that Chinese immigrants were taking over whole industries in California, such as the shoe making industry and cigar manufacturing industries (Spencer 22). Fear of continuous growth in Chinese labourers, the Canadian government implemented several anti-Asian laws including the Chinese Head Tax of 1885 and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923. First these laws were intended to restrict the amount of Chinese immigrants coming into Canada, however eventually the laws were changed to stop Chinese immigration in its entirety. Laws that openly discriminated against Chinese immigrants led public opinion to see Chinese immigrants as an “alien” race that did not belong within Canada(Stanley 486). The Canadian press also played a huge role in marking Chinese immigrants as ‘alien.’ In 1882, the Toronto based journal the Trades Union Advocate/Wage Worker noted, “the Chinese are a vile race. It is recorded in one locality in China they recently destroyed 80 percent of their children…merely because they were girls,” (Spencer 23). By depicting the Chinese as a ‘vile race’ the Canadian population became disillusioned towards Chinese immigrants. These strong feelings of explicit racism and discrimination

Provincial and federal governments were met with pressures to control and discourage the flow of the Chinese and they responded on July 20, 1885 with the implementation of the Chinese Immigration Act. This Act imposed a $50 head tax that each Chinese person was forced pay in order to gain entry into Canada. Restrictions were also placed on Canadian citizens that were of Chinese descent. They were forced to pay a fee of fifty cents to register their status with local authorities and their travel was controlled and monitored by government officials. Small concessions were granted to a select few, such as