Contemporary Period – How has Quebec’s Population Evolved Since Confederation?
Confederation
Charlottetown Conference 1864
Quebec Conference 1864
British North American Act
Quebec after Confederation Trans-Canadian Railway 1885 World War One The Great Depression 1930s World War Two Baby Boom after WWII The Quiet Revolution
French Canadian Emigration
Immigration Diversification
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Last Spike
WWI
The Great Depression
World War II
After WWII
1960s and Onwards
Immigration Diversification Do you agree with the government’s selective criteria for immigrants? Why? Should we encourage the establishment of specific minority neighborhoods or should we try to integrate them into the majority?
Relationships with the Native Population
Activity 1 – Oka Crisis Revisited Who is represented as the aggressors in this conflict? Why? Why would the Government want to turn a Native burial ground into a golf course? What does this tell you about the relationship between the government and the Native population of Quebec?
Activity 1 – Oka Crisis Revisited Who is represented as the aggressors in this video? How does this video differ from the first? Why do you think both reports were presented differently if they come from the same TV station?
Life Expectancy
Evolution of the Birth Rate
Quiet Revolution
Population Distribution
Checklist French Exodus to New England More industries Assimilated into American culture Canada’s first immigration policy Eastern European Railway Immigration during the Great Depression Limited because of no jobs Ended French Canadian Exodus
Checklist Immigration after WWII Doors reopened Discrimination (priority to certain groups) 1960s to 1970s Immigration discrimination ends Point system Ministry of Immigration French language
Checklist Native Relations Indian Act Land disputes Life expectancy 18 th century mortality rate very high 19 th mortality rate lowered because of advances in medicine & nutrition 20 th life expectancy high because of hygiene, medicine & quality of life
Checklist Birth Rate 19 th century very high (church & farm life) 20 th century lowered (people moving to the city) Baby Boom soldiers returning & money Quiet Revolution Birth rate drop significantly Secularization
Checklist Population distribution Move to cities (industrialization & agricultural machinery) Urban sprawl suburbs Great Depression country life After WWII natural resources & urban centers