Political Bloc Analysis

Immigrants today now have the privilege of entering and residing in Canada but along with this privilege, there are also barriers that impede their integration and deprive them of equal opportunity in the society. The undervaluing of foreign education and credentials has emerged over the years as a huge obstacle faced by recent immigrants who seek employment in the areas that they have been trained, and worked in for decades in their respective home countries. For years, newcomers in Canada have been denied inclusion into the Canadian labour market simply because of policies that were

The study states that the second generation immigrants are an essential part of the Canadian society, however they have not been studied enough. Immigration was resurging and thus it is critical that the impact of the second generation immigrants be studied at length. Many studies have been done regarding the economic impact that second generation immigrants have on Canada, however their educational attainment has been ignored. In general, it can be stated that second generation immigrants fare much better in terms of education attainment than native of Canada, this difference can be partly explained by the second generation’s mother tongue, however there is still a humongous difference that can be clearly seen. By the age of 13, it has been observed that immigrant children are at the same educational level or higher than those that are Canadian natives. This can be explained by immigrant parents’ higher expectations when it comes to their children’s education and their perspective when it comes to education. The data that was collected is from Statistics Canada and it looks at second generation immigrants from ages 25-65, and the data encompassed about 11,983 males. Second generation immigrants have a lower high school drop out rate, than natives and tend to go to post secondary institutions, such as colleges and universities, rather than going straight to work, without a degree. This study shows that the Canadian immigration system has been able to favorably select immigrants whose children fare the same or much better than their native Canadian counterparts. The study concludes that second generation immigrants are able to keep up with the native Canadians, by the age of 13 and tend to do even better than these Canadians. This can be explained by the second generation immigrants’ willingness to work hard in order to succeed

The authors, Gillian Creese and Tania Das Gupta, both demonstrate that equality is less pronounced than the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982 states. Although these two articles were written on different time periods in history, both articles display racism in the Canadian society, specifically at a workplace. Creese focuses on the experiences of Chinese workers whereas Gupta investigates the experiences of Black nurses. However, Creese's description of racism is more extreme than Gupta's, which could indicate that there has been an improvement in equality in Canada. Regardless, these articles prove that there is a difference between the promise made by the constitution and reality.

Inequality is like water. Not only does it come in many forms, but it takes the shape of whatever society is holding it. For example, racial inequality in India takes the form of the Caste System, whereas in Canada it takes the form of residential schools and everyday discrimination. Our history as a Canadian society has always involved some sort of inequality but like water, it is constantly flowing and shifting to focus on an era’s socioeconomic structures. Canadians, in the 21st century, face inequalities in gender, race, social status, and income – issues that are not new to Canadian society but have shifted from one group to another. Yet, there is one people group who have continually been subjected to inequality and that is the First Nations people of Canada and the inequality they face extends back to colonialism and has not changed in perception or action until recent years.

The Federal Government of Canada should provide not only access to immigration but also make sure to provide new immigrants with opportunities. Firstly, there are still employment issues for Immigrants. According to an interview conducted by CBC, interviewing new immigrants and refugees, Sandy chugh, an immigrant said, "I don't see a lot of growth," when describing his current job. Despite having years of experience in marketing and a bachelor's degree from Ireland, the 32-year-old is working in a warehouse for the retailer Best Buy (Dunn, 2016). This relates to the issue as due to refugees and immigrants not having an absolute experience, yet being highly qualified for jobs, are not given equal opportunities than the natives who were born and educated in the country. Furthermore, to resolve this issue, the Canadian government must

Canada has turned into an attractive place for immigrants from around the globe who are looking for a developed country that will give them good opportunities to succeed in their future. “Over the last few decades, Canadian immigrants have come primarily from these ten countries: China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, the United States, Iran, Romania, the United Kingdom, and Sri Lanka.”( Hughes). Immigration had been the key to Canada’s economy as it benefits it economically and politically. “Immigrants added their cultures, languages, and religions to the mix.” (Ibid, Hughes). New comer’s have a positive impact on Canadian society. They have contributed to Canada’s economy in so many ways but most importantly they have contributed by providing and assisting in skills and labour shortage, they have excelled in the educational opportunities offered in Canada and also they bring their culture to Canada when they immigrate here.

Much of Canada’s economic success has been at the hands of immigrants and migrants. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Canadian government advertised free land to European farmers, in an attempt to persuade them to begin working in Canada. These immigrants went on to contribute to the country’s vast agriculture industry, which much of the economy is based on. Still to this day, people around the world look to Canada as the land of opportunity. Many immigrants and refugees choose Canada as their new home because of the job opportunities available to them. However, not everyone interested in working in the country is able to stay there permanently. Despite this, those still interested in working for Canadian businesses and companies may

According to this weeks readings and lecture, I learn more about the history of Canada’s labour movement in the 19th and 20th century. As a developed country, I did not realize that there are such uneven developments in Canada. Canada is a well developed country and doing well about social welfare on my mind. Compare the wages of labours between Canadian and Chinese, Canadian labours have higher paid and minimum wages ensure their basic cost of living. In China minimum wages does not exists and labours do not have movement because of the state system and polity. Canadian labours dare to protect their interests by movements. These movements show that problems exists between the poor and wealthy in Canada. The problems come from different classes

It is fair to say that the goal of the immigration system is to encourage youthful, bilingual, high-skill immigration in order to bolster and enhance the labor force in Canada. Although the program aims to attract migrants that have work experience, higher education and English or French language abilities there are certain barriers that are present in the system such as credential recognition and strong demand for sophisticated language and literacy competency, which impede access to skilled employment and social mobility among some migrants. Most immigrants come to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker Program or under a Provincial Nominee Program. Nearly 70 per cent of immigrants to Canada are economic immigrants. Parents, grandparents,

With scholars such as Kerry L. Preibisch (The Other Side of el Otro Lado: Mexican Migrant Women and Labor Flexibility in Canadian Agriculture), Ronaldo Munck (Globalization, Migration and Work: Issues and Perspectives), and Parrenas R. S. (Servants of Globalization: Migration and Domestic Work) all argue that the power the employer has in selecting which migrant workers they want based on nationality or sex. In turn, has created a competition among the labor-supply of countries. And between the workers themselves based on social hierarchy, which both race and gender are prominent. However, these articles perspectives have not adequately addressed the issue of the relationship between how labour migration and the current economic policy in effect by the Canadian government the CSAWP has on migrant workers. My paper addresses the issue of migrant’s workers face in the agricultural sector in Ontario but with particular attention with regards to the recent changes in economic policies set by the Canadian government. Specifically, in my paper, I will be looking at the challenges of migrating to Canada, and the lack of fundamental rights of becoming a Canadian citizen, to show the difficulties that migrants face of being less mobile today than in the past. I will discuss the power that employers have the choice of picking the migrant worker that they want in Canada. The type of labour mobility they have within the workforce in Canada and juxtapose them against the current economic policies enforced by the Canadian Government to reveal the previously misunderstood connections between migrant workers and the challenges they face on a daily

Even though Canada’s TFW program is seen as a model for other countries to follow, there remain issues of marginalization among foreign workers. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Canada’s program “allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill temporary labour and skill shortages when qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents are not available” (CIC, 2012, para. 1). Tracy Lemieux and Jean-François Nadeau (2015), researchers from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), suggest that Canadian employers are choosing to employ foreign workers in low-skill occupations when most domestic workers possess the skills to fill

In a neo-liberal economy of Canada, classes are major social forces that are the product of social structural conditions and that have important consequences for political, culture, and economics, among many other things. According to Immigration Watch Canada 684 immigrants per day come to Canada. Migration addresses the economic and labor need while produces new modes of inequality by creating labor conditions that leave certain categories of workers (for instance minorities) vulnerable. In fact, under conditions of capitalist competition and mass of migration not every one can easily get employed even if he/she has the qualifications required for that occupation. In this situation, ethnicity can become an intermediate association, hold people

Which leads to major equality issues. Due to all the immigrants coming to Canada looking for a better life the Canadian culture continues to expand. Most people think that just because you can get greek, chinese, etc food in Canada that Canada is multicultural and make it seem like you can express your identity and be open to any religion but, all the Canadians that discriminate against the immigrants cause people to get offended and makes some feel less equal. According to law everyone in Canada is equal and is aloud to express their culture’s identity, but the Canadians citizens of Canada disagree. Some Canadians think it’s unfair that the government will pay immigrants to live in Canada and help them assimilate to new culture, while the Canadians think the unfair part is they have to work for all that without getting paid, while the Canadians need to work for a life in Canada.

The foreign credentials and work experience of highly skilled immigrants is often not recognized by employers and accreditation bodies. This results in underemployment of highly educated internationally trained immigrants. Research on the difference in earnings of immigrants and their Canadian counterparts clearly demonstrates the underutilization of immigrant skills (Bloom, Grenier & Gunderson, 1994; Hum & Simpson, 1999; Pendakur & Pendakur, 1998). According to a study by Reitz (2005), foreign-educated immigrants earned $2.4 billion less than native-born Canadians, who had comparable skills because the immigrants were underemployed. He also reported that two-thirds of the unutilized skills, which were worth $1.6 billion would have been productive in the context of Canadian economy. Alboim, et al. (2005) found that a foreign degree appears on an average to have a return worth less than one-third that of a degree obtained in Canada. The intended economic impact of selective migration policies is not being achieved and the underutilization of immigrants ' skills has become a significant issue in Canada’s immigration program.

Cadre parties are dominated by the politically elite, mostly restricted to taxpayers and property owners, and generally limited to a select few. The masses were used as spectators rather than actual activists. This system of factionalism brings us back to essential conflict of revolutionary times, the fight between the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie. The aristocracy had been the landowners who relied on the peasantry to work their land and progress their fortunes. The bourgeoisie refers to middle class of bankers, merchants, and urban workers who felt that they should have a more significant role in the system.