Immigrants In Canada

Grady examines the issue of immigrants in Canada, and takes a strong stance that the amount of immigrants taken in should be drastically reduced. Instead of constantly taking in the same amount of immigrants, this source believes that immigrants should only be taken at peak times in Canada’s economy when Canada actually needs them. In times such as a recession, such as now, the amount of immigrants taken in should be near zero. This will help to reduce the “enclaves characterised by high poverty rates”, as Grady believes that immigrants are the cause of this. However, this ideology would go against the charter of rights and freedoms. In order to resolve this issue, the source believes that the notwithstanding clause should be implemented. In addition, the selection criteria for allowing immigrants should also be made harder, so that only the immigrants who have a very high chance of getting the jobs they need to support themselves should be allowed inside. Moreover, the people who are getting into Canada for free should be drastically reduced. This includes the family class, which includes members of the family of Canadians, and the refugee class, which includes people fleeing from the dangerous condition of their home country. This will result in less people who are feeding off of Canada's

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

The period of 1914 to 1939, Canada’s immigration policy got very unfair. Changes were made to the Immigration Act in 1914 that allowed the rejection of anyone from any race that was deemed

Immigration after 1950s prompted people from all over the world to move to Canada, and change it into the multicultural country it is today. In the 1950s, most immigrants arrived from the British Isles, as Canada favoured English and French immigrants because they spoke the same languages. In 1962, Canada changed its immigration regulations so that all races and nationalities were included. As a result, most immigration was now from Asia and Caribbean. However, the changed regulations did not just allow anyone to enter Canada. A new point system was introduced in 1967, to determine the desirability of the individuals applying (Troper). Under this system, there was an increase in immigrants from India, Pakistan, Hong Kong and West Indies. By the 1970s, Canada was attracting a lot of immigrants because of its open immigration policy, and because USA’s immigration was difficult. To add to that, Canada also opened its doors to refugees, and in the 1970s, refugees made up about 10 percent of the yearly wave of immigration to Canada (Winnick 19). In 1977, a new version of the citizenship Act was developed, getting rid of differences among people. The citizens were encouraged to retain their culture, and since 1972 there has been a minister of multiculturalism to protect traditions of cultures. In addition, the immigration Act of 1978 opened Canada’s doors and Canada

The immigrant act was established in the parlimement of Canada in 1976, the main focus was not to discriminate who should not be allowed into Canada act, however it gave power to individual provinces, so they set out their own immigration rules and regulations called “forbidden classes” to continue forbidden classes refers to people who may be seen as a burden to the general society, also only independent immigrants were asked to take part in the points system. The levels of government involved were provincial and federal the responsibility’s are divided between the two levels of governments, the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over deciding how many immigrants are accepted into Canada and the provincial governments job is is

Immigration has been a significant part of Canada. Immigrants come here to search for work opportunities, a new life, and to prepare to start or support a family. However, there are many challenges that come along with a new life, significantly, social exclusion.

Recently, according to Joe Friesen (2012b) reports that Canadian government considers changing immigration policy, but this policy is unfair for most of the immigrants.

The Canadian immigration is the set of rules, regulations, directives, guidelines, policies and the Act of Parliament that regulates the entry of each individual into Canada. It could be for the purpose of settling there. This has been a feature of the ancient times, when the ancestors of Canada 's native peoples migrated from Asia by land via Beringia or by sea via the Japanese current, as it is of the present day, when immigrants from around the world come to this country in thousands.

The composition of Canada’s population today is very different than it was many decades ago. In years prior to World War II Canada’s ethnic homegenetity was made up of mostly the British and French, although Canada was previously inhabited by Natives. However, people began a migration process that saw increased movement of people from one place to another through the world. Canada, being one of the classical migration countries began to pull immigrants at one period, then a push occurred after the world war that saw emigration out of Canada. This was followed by another period of pull factors that saw an expansion in the makeup of Canada’s ethnic population. According to Beaujot (2003) these push and pull factors are based on immigrant social and life course choices. The following are some of the ways that migration have influenced the ethnic

The “human capital” model based on the selection of permanent immigrants using a point system, as practiced by Canada.

It is assumed that provinces suffering from weaker economies, those with a large intake of immigrants and racial minorities, and French-speaking provinces tend to hold more of said negative views (582-584). Yet, the findings in the article suggest that the majority of provinces are content in keeping with the status quo in terms of immigrants in their province. (2, 585) It’s worth mentioning, that the Canadian provinces, unlike European countries, who have displayed increasingly negative views towards immigration and racial minorities over the last two decades, show no evidence of a backlash. However, there is no explicit explanation for this phenomenon.(1,

Figure 3a to 3e provide some basic ideas of how young immigrates’ employment varies from 1991 to 2011 in Ottawa, comparing with that of the native-born Canadians. The horizontal red line represents the average employment rate of young non-immigrants each year while the blue line represents the employment rates of immigrants with different years since migration.

There are various issues that revolve around Canadian politics. These issues can include various subjects, such as economics, multiculturalism, health care, immigration, and foreign policy. An important issue in Canada that is discussed in this essay is Canada’s constant changes to its immigration policy in order to improve its economic goals and the labour market. These issues are changing by different policies that the Canadian government are putting into place, which creates a more strict system in choosing who can immigrate into the country. Three articles that thoroughly analyze Canada’s immigration policy in order to implement these changes are the following. The first article is named: “New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada’s

The first measure restricting immigration enacted by Congress was a law in 1862 forbidding American vessels to transport Chinese immigrants to Canada; 20 years later Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act excluding Chinese immigrants. In 1875, 1882, and 1892, acts passed by Congress provided for the examination of immigrants and for the exclusion from Canada of convicts, polygamists, prostitutes, persons suffering from loathsome or contagious diseases, and persons liable to become public charges. The Alien Contract Labor Laws of 1885, 1887, 1888, and 1891 prohibited the immigration to Canada of persons entering the country to work under contracts made before their arrival; professional actors, artists, singers, lecturers, educators, ministers, and personal and domestic servants were exempt from this provision. Alien skilled laborers, under these laws, were permitted to enter Canada to work in new industries. A diplomatic agreement made in 1907 by Canada and Japan provided that the Japanese government would not issue passports to Japanese laborers intending to enter Canada; under the terms of this agreement, Canada government refrained until 1924 from enacting laws excluding Japanese immigrants.

However, during the World War II era and the years that followed, these policies were discouraged in order to encourage more skilled and professional immigrants to participate in the Canadian labour market. However, in 1967, a new policy called the Points System which was developed to meet the economic and labour needs of Canada was formed. With the existence of this policy, more non white immigrants were able to migrate to Canada. Presently, the current Immigration Act consists of both economic, family and refugee class in which immigrants enter into the country.