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MIGRATION

MIGRATION. KEY TERMS:. Migration Immigration Emigration Push and pull factors. Migration = movement of people from one place to another **migration includes 2 things: immigration & emigration Immigration = coming to live permanently in a foreign country “I immigrated to Canada”

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MIGRATION

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  1. MIGRATION

  2. KEY TERMS: • Migration • Immigration • Emigration • Push and pull factors

  3. Migration = movement of people from one place to another **migration includes 2 things: immigration & emigration Immigration = comingto live permanently in a foreign country “I immigrated to Canada” Emigration = leaving one’s home country permanently “I emigrated from Sri Lanka.” Push & pull factors = factors/issues that cause people to migrate

  4. Emigration Immigration Push factors are factors that force a person to move or l(to emigrate) Pull factors = factors that encourage a person to come to a new place (to immigrate)

  5. ACTIVITY • In groups, discuss possible push and pull factors for immigration to Canada:

  6. PUSH PULL • .job opportunities, higher pay • Investment opportunities • Education: more options, no discrimination, access, quality • Environment: clean, healthy • Relationships: respect, tolerance, diversity • safe • Government: stable, democracy • Lack of peace/Unsafe/violence/war • Lack of freedom: speech, religion, education, political views/right • Lack of equality: men/women • Low pay/unemployment/poverty • Political corruption, lack of justice, terrorism • Social problems: lots of homeless people, discrimination (LGBT), racism

  7. Immigration to Canada Canada accepts 3 classes/groups of immigrants: • Independent Class: (economic Immigrants) skilled workers, business immigrants • Family Class:spouses, children, parents, grandparents, sometimes siblings • Refugees:people who fear cruel treatment or death in their home country

  8. HistoricalImmigration Patterns • Canadian Immigration Patterns

  9. Historical Immigration Patterns • Immigration to Canada has had periods of boom and bust. These were caused by events that occurred both in Canada and in other countries.

  10. Historical Immigration Patterns

  11. Historical Immigration Patterns

  12. Historical Immigration Patterns • The percentage, by location, of the population that is made up of immigrants. YT NT

  13. Additional Information • In Text Book: pages 86 to 99 • Google: Canada’s Population, changes/growth • Google: Canada’s Immigration, changes over the last 100 years • Google: Canada, emigration (statistics) • Google: Canada, population density

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