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Significant Events In Modern Canada

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The historical significant event that lead to modern Canada being heavily influenced by the contribution of immigrants, was when Canada re-opened its gates to immigration after the Second World War. This event was historically significant because it allowed immigrants to settle and become well-integrated in Canada. The impact of this event caused settled immigrants to demand for equal rights and the removal of ethnic and racial discrimination. This lead to the society we know today, a modern Canada being built upon the arrival and contribution of all immigrants. The Canadian society today consists of 20% of the population being people born in foreign countries and many more being descendants of one. “We have created a society where individual

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