The Role Of Multiculturalism In Canada

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 is internationally recognized as a culturally diverse nation that emphasizes the concept of “The Mosaic”. No other country in the world encompasses inhabitants from so many different backgrounds who exhibit strong loyalty towards Canada, while still preserving their cultural heritage. This is contrasted to the American ideal of the "Melting Pot", which attempts to shape all of their citizens into a set mold. Canada’s philosophy is believed to be more effective and respectful than that which is possessed by our American neighbours. The following will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, and analyze the impact of the structures on each country’s society.

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.

Canada. Trudeau first established this policy in 1971. In more news, also the immigration act

Even though, Canada is recognized for plurality and multiculturalism, that does not mean that societal racism can be easily

Canada is internationally renowned for its commitment to multiculturalism. In fact, Canada was the first nation to officially adopt a multicultural policy. However, while the Canadian government has developed a broad-based multicultural mandate that includes a national human rights code and increased penalties for hate-motivated crimes, and most Canadians oppose overt forms of discrimination and hate, racism continues to exist in Canadian society, albeit in a subtle fashion.

Canada is routinely defined as the exemplar multicultural society with the most diverse cities in the world such as Vancouver, Toronto and Quebec. The concepts of integrity and complexity are being shaped in Canadian society because of its co-existence of different cultures. Indeed, multiculturalism has been a keystone of Canadian policy for over 40 years with the aim of pursuing Canadian unity (Flegel 2002). Accordingly, Canada is generally estimated a country where people are all equal and where they can share fundamental values based upon freedom. Diversity is sustained and promoted by governmental policy, however, there are still racist interactions, which are destructive to minorities integration, especially recent ethnic groups’ arrival (Banting & Kymlicka 2010). This paper will examine challenges that multiculturalism has brought society and residents of Canada.

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.

In terms of education, multiculturalism is becoming increasingly disruptive in Canadian society. It seems that there is a new issue in the media focus regarding education on a weekly basis. It's becoming increasingly apparent that most, if not all issues in recent years stem from the debate of whether to centralize or decentralize our current system of education. Proponents of centralization argue that a standard national system of education will provide all people with access to the same quality of education. On the other hand, proponent’s of decentralization claim that individual educational institutions will provide a level of education that is sensitive to

Multiculturalism through many perspectives Multiculturalism is understood by many as the social equality of various cultures and religions within a united society. To some, multiculturalism is a policy, and to others, it is a virtue or an ideology. In Canada, it is a policy, and amongst all of the nations of the world, Canada was one of the first countries to establish it nation-wide, back on July 21st 1988. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, “the idea is seen as constitutive of Canadian identity at many levels” (Burnet & Driedger, Canadian Encyclopedia/13 June 2016). Whether it is considered beneficial or detrimental, the policy of multiculturalism throughout its years gave rise to contradictory viewpoints affecting the citizen population,

As it is considered that Canada’s officials policy of multiculturalism inspires a diversity of religions as part of the diversity of cultures. The multiculturalism Act 1988 proclaims that “Multiculturalism is an essential symbol of the Canadian heritage and identity.” The government and the public school system always give effort to promote the sense of multiculturalism. The ideals of the multiculturalism are helping the minorities to breathe their faiths and beliefs through practices. As it is widely recognised that Canada is a country of peace and is having a wide range of immigrants from different parts of the world creating religious and cultural diversity which emphasizes a sense of social solidarity in the country. For the purpose of multiculturalism, Canada’s government has adopted many laws in federal constitution to secure public facilities, to forbid religious discrimination and to establish an ideal of religious pluralism in the country. Ontario Human Rights Commission did a publication (creed freedom of religion and human right-special issue of Diversity Magazine-volume: 9.3, summer 2012) where, it was stated that “protecting religious freedom in a multicultural Canada.” That statement expresses that throughout the social, political, economic activities, multiculturalism in Canada should be protected. So it can be said that every sectors in Canada is working for the religious freedom as well as multiculturalism which is the core

Does this mean that all is, indeed, well with multiculturalism in Canada? The majority of the contributors to the works under review would disagree. A controversy that has continually plagued scholarly analysis of multiculturalism is that the meaning of multiculturalism is actually quite hard to pin down: "it is simultaneously used as a sociological label for an objective situation of diversity and as a moral stance that cultural diversity is a desirable feature of a given society as well as the different types of ways in which the state could recognise and support it" (Meer and Modood 2012, 179). All of the monographs under review here, however, are clear in their respective treatments of the term. The authors quite diligently define multiculturalism to fit within the scope of their research aims. In Becoming Multicultural, Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos is minimally concerned with state support for ethnocultural groups, but rather explains why Canada and Germany developed into "de facto multicultural societies" by the end of the twentieth century via "liberalizing changes to their migration and citizenship policies" (2012, 2). The framework of

A country built on immigration, Canada has long had a reputation of being culturally and ethnically diverse. While multiculturalism is meant to be built on equality and appreciation of different cultures, its concept has gained both support and opposition. On one hand, it allows for more assortment and the voices of minorities have a higher chance to be heard. On the other hand, loss of unity and conflicts may occur due to contrasting worldviews of the citizens. All in all, multiculturalism is a controversial policy that has both advantages and disadvantages, but has proven to be a successful strategy in Canada.

Multiculturalism is the act of giving equivalent consideration regarding various foundations in a specific setting, and it can happen when a purview is made or extended by amalgamating zones with two or more diverse societies or through migration from various locales around the globe. Multiculturalism that seeks in keeping up the peculiarity of numerous societies is regularly differentiated to other settlement arrangements, for example, social mix, social osmosis, and racial isolation. Multiculturalism has been depicted as a "salad bowl" and "cultural mosaic" (Burgess, et al. 2005). In spite of the way that multiculturalism has predominantly been utilized as a term to characterize distraught gatherings, numerous scholars tend to center their contentions on outsiders who are ethnic and religious minorities, minority countries, and indigenous people groups. The term multiculturalism is frequently utilized as a part of a reference to Western country states, which

As cited by Feng Hou and Garnett Picot (2014), aside from typical fluctuations, immigration to Canada has been in a state of increase since the 1980’s. This increase in diversity has not gone unnoticed in classrooms, however, there is still a lack of true multiculturalism. The question is, what is multiculturalism? The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines it as “a body of thought in political philosophy about the proper way to respond to