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Immigration: A Canadian Tradition

Immigration: A Canadian Tradition. Page 222: #s 1, 2, 4, 6. #1 a) Name two countries that have only recently become major sources of immigrants to Canada. #1 b) Why do sources of immigrants change over the years?.

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Immigration: A Canadian Tradition

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  1. Immigration: A Canadian Tradition Page 222: #s 1, 2, 4, 6

  2. #1 a) Name two countries that have only recently become major sources of immigrants to Canada.#1 b) Why do sources of immigrants change over the years? • Recent sources of immigrants to Canada include: Afghanistan, Hong Kong (China), India, Philippines, Pakistan, Iran… The sources of immigrants change over time because conditions in the sending countries also change over time. Nations have recessions, wars, droughts, etc… but these are not permanent conditions. When the situation improves these nations no longer send as many immigrants overseas.

  3. #2 a) Examine Fig. 18 – 2. Name two time periods when immigration was high and two periods when it was low.#2 b) What factors caused these periods of high and low immigration?

  4. #4 a) Define push factors.#4 b) List two push factors from the text and two of your own. Push factors: are factors that encourage people to emigrate from their country. Examples of push factors include; War, absence of human rights, environmental breakdown, poor healthcare system, climate...

  5. #4 a) Define pull factors.#4 c) List two pull factors from the text and two of your own. Pull factors: are factors that draw immigrants to a country Examples of pull factors include Many jobs available, rejoining family, lack of persecution, a good education system...

  6. #4 d) Define intervening obstacles.#4 e) List two intervening obstacles from the text and two of your own. d) Intervening obstacles: are events or factors that discourage people from immigrating from one place to another. e) Examples of intervening obstacles include; distance to destination, cost of immigrating, lack of education, lack of language skills, age...

  7. Examine Fig. 18-10. What factors does the immigration system favour in potential immigrants? Why does the government think that each of these factors is important? • The Canadian immigration system gives maximum education points to graduates from a college or university with a 4 year degree. • The system gives maximum language points to those who are fluent in both English and French. • The system gives maximum work experience points to those who have 4+ years of experience in the workplace. • These are the most important factors in predicting if an individual will settle quickly and successfully. This minimizes the cost to society and allows them to contribute by paying into the tax base.

  8. #6 b) Does the current immigration system benefit Canada? Explain. #6 c) Does it benefit the countries from which the immigrants come? Explain. • This system benefits Canada since, from among all of the applicants from around the world, it chooses the best candidates for settlement. These people are most likely to contribute quickly to our economy. • This is beneficial and non-beneficial to the sending countries. • It is beneficial because the sending nations often do not have jobs for these people. The people can go overseas, practice a profession and, often, they will send money to their families. • It is non-beneficial since these countries lose their best trained and educated citizens (called a Brain Drain).

  9. The brain drain Young New Zealanders leave in great numbers to experience the wider world. Many return, but some stay overseas, giving rise periodically to concern that the country is losing its best and brightest. With the introduction of a student loans scheme, many graduates left to earn more money and repay their loans more quickly. The government was initially reluctant to admit that the outflow was anything more than had been happening for years but, as this cartoon shows, it eventually acknowledged that the loans scheme was contributing to a ‘brain drain’.

  10. Image Sources • http://www.travelphotoguide.com/photos/afghanistan/panjshir/afghanistan(Panjshir_1).jpg • http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/hong-kong • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.indiadaily.org/images/iit-medak-ap_26.jpg • http://www.destination360.com/asia/philippines • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://tb.radioarazel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/031408_afghanistan_800-590x469.jpg • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.onedayforhumanrights.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/universal-declaration-of-human-rights.jpg • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tropical-rainforest-animals.com/image-files/loggingpollution.jpg • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thelancetstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/untitled1.bmp • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/publications_resources/research/categories/labour_market_e/sp_615_10_06/images/img20.gif • http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/c2535atl.gif

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