Quebec Immigrant Barriers

Studying abroad will be an experience of a lifetime. Going beyond the US Coastlines that I have never crossed will get be valuable life lessons that I must learn to be successful in my future career. I want to increase my knowledge both inside and outside of the classroom, and I believe the best way to do that for me is to continue to go beyond those small town borders that have kept me

Linguistic duality was embedded in the British North America Act of 1867 and has had both positive and negative repercussions for Canada. Language has evoked divisive social and political tension between French-speaking and English-speaking Canadians. (Jackson & Jackson, 1998: 230) By

Although Tremblay talks about the American culture’s influence on Canada as a whole, his main concern in this article is Quebec, which is in a separate league than the rest of Canada due to its different linguistics. Tremblay

In Immigration Au Canada : Un Portrait De La Population Née À L'étranger, Tina Chui, Kelly Tran and Hélène Maheux focus on native countries of immigrants in order to determine the top countries of immigrants. However, they also focus on immigrants’ integration, adaptation, and choices of life. In addition, they briefly examine the Canadian immigration policy. For instance, often the Canadian government prefers immigrants that will directly contribute to the economy. Those who already known French or English are privileged, hence it is not surprising that Europe is in the top 3 location from where the majority of immigrants come. Once in Canada, must of immigrants have to redo their studies as here their diplomas are not recognize. Personally,

I have lived in two different countries before moving to the United States of America; the challenging things about moving into a new country is learning the language, culture, and getting used to the new food. By the age of 15, I had learned to speak three different languages: Amharic, which is spoken in Ethiopia; Swahili, which is the native langue of Kenya, and a little bit of English. English is one of the hardest languages for me to learn and speak, because English is different from my native language in pronunciations, tone, and English has so many different words, which have the same meanings. Once I moved to the U.S.A, I had to learn how to speak English well in order to communicate with people at work, school and to socialize in the community. Attending college to learn English and other cultures is very important to me. For example, when I am attending collage, I will be meeting people from all over the world with different cultures and backgrounds. For instance, last semester I met an Indian student in my math class, she was very friendly and open indeed. She taught me a lot about her culture. The most interesting example is the one she mentioned about their wedding ceremony. The traditional wedding includes painting of the feet and hands of the bride, and this tradition is called Mehndi. Learning about her culture has allowed me to understand and appreciate the culture differences we possess. I

Multiculturalism officially started off in Canada as bilingualism in the 1960’s when the Royal Commision on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was approved. Then in 1971, the federal government realized that multiculturalism was an essential part of Canadian society. A policy was then adopted which recognized that many ethno-cultural groups called Canada “home”. The policy instilled values of equality and mutual respect with regards to race, ethnicity, color and religion. It confirmed Aboriginal Rights and having both French and English as the official languages. The relationship between the Anglophones and the Francophones of Canada from the 1800’s to the present has been a long and tumultuous one. Since the beginning, the French Canadians, more precisely the French Quebecois, want(ed) to have special rights and acknowledgement. Immigration patterns have had some drastic changes over the years.

Canada is a very generous country when it comes to immigrants. In 2014 Canada welcomed 265,000 new permanent residents. Canada's immigration system is very secure and prevents any terrorist from entering our country and at the same time has one of the number of immigrants every year. Canada also has a great point system because the majority of immigrants Canada takes in are skilled workers and this helps Canada's economy a lot.Canada relies on immigrants a lot because there are many elderly and not enough young people who are working to pay for the care of the elderly and Canada's fertility rate is decreasing and we can't just tell people to have more baby's since the cost of raising a child is increasingly getting higher with the 21 century, so to get more people to pay the taxes we turn to immigration and Canada needs many immigrants to balance things out.

Racism can affect an individual’s mental health and well-being (Hyman, 2009). In Canada, visible minorities and immigrants who experience discrimination and unfair treatment are more likely to experience emotional/mental problems that manifest as feelings of sadness, depression, and loneliness (De Maio & Kemp, 2010). Moreover, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and low self-esteem are a few mental health conditions that have been linked to racialized immigrants in Canada (Nestel, 2012). For example, Afghan immigrant youth in Canada can experience low self-esteem, fear, and anxiety due to regular racism and Islamophobia (Nestel, 2012). More specifically in BC, there is evidence that racial discrimination against immigrant parents can have negative effects on

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

Immigration and racial diversity have always been an important notion of the Canadian identity. Historically, matters pertaining to the aforementioned topics have been dealt solely at the Federal level. The article aims primarily to evaluate three notions that may affect how immigration and racial minorities are viewed by the native-born white Canadian population at a provincial level. Borrowed from the Canadian Election Studies, data collected over a twenty-year period,1988-2008, is utilized to determine if the economy, demographic, and culture impacts the native-white Canadian attitude towards said non-native groups in the respective provinces. (Bilodeau,Turgeon,Karakoc, 581)

Canada has really strict policies and laws on who can immigrate to the country, and as a blooming economical place, people who have excellent experience will have a promised opportunity for jobs. In 2015 a new law came out economic immigrants helping them to come to Canada as fast as possible without any trouble. “Express Entry” is a major step forward in the transformation of Canada’s immigration system into one that is fast, flexible and focused on meeting Canada’s economic and labor needs. This will allow for greater flexibility and better responsiveness to deal with regional labor shortages, and help fill open jobs for which there are no available Canadian workers. Formerly referred to as “Expression of Interest” will be open to skilled

There is no cast of shadow that the world in the 21st century is marked by immigration crisis. Managing the labor market of immigrants are among the top priorities set by developed countries such as the United States, Australia and Canada. For example, Canada implemented the Express Entry program in 2015 to select skilled immigrants to become permanent residents of Canada. Due to this new immigration Act in Canada, Candidates can acquire the highest points from job offers. Therefore, this program maximizes the chance of candidates who have not only theoretical but also practical knowledge. Thus, this has some implications for both deprived nations and Canada. Many people are convinced that this program is the best approach to manage the highly

In my opinion, most research I have come across is based on how immigrants’ identities are being shaped by dominant Canadian culture. However, not a lot of research is being done on how they themselves have, and are able to incorporate their own culture into Canadian society. Therefore, I was very interested in finding research that focuses on how immigrant communities have done so. The focus of this paper is to provide information on the importance of immigrant involvement and participation in society, and how this in turn can help in their integration into Canadian communities. Through the use of academic research, I argue, that it is through immigrant involvement in the creation of services and policies that cater to immigrant social, financial,

In 2012, I went through the experience of stepping into the mind of another culture and seeing things from an entirely new perspective when I moved back to Chicago after spending most of my childhood in Nigeria. Many things were different in American society. Compared to Nigerians, Americans were a lot more private. In Chicago, I rarely saw my neighbors while that would have been the complete opposite in Nigeria where we saw our neighbors a little too much. America even had traditions, such as Thanksgiving, that were awfully foreign to me, but I learned to love the turkey and mashed potatoes. Another area of contrast was the pace of which things were taught at school. In my Nigerian fourth grade class, I was learning what an American seventh-grader would be learning. Schooling hours in Nigeria and America remained relatively the same, but during one’s last year in primary school, they had to attend four hours of school on Saturdays. Now that I have lived through cultural differences, it would be a shame not to inquire the same about France. I want to see how French people differ from Americans, taste authentic French pastries, and gain perspective of France while being on French soil. It became increasingly obvious every day I sat in French class, studying French in a classroom is necessary for building a solid foundation in that language. That said, it cannot compare to how much more we can learn from actually immersing ourselves in the culture. The relationships I can

In addition, language barriers challenge a foreigner's public life. Foreigners survive in the public limelight with only their native tongue to guide them. They are forced to survive through broken English. For instance, Rodriguez