1. How well do Canada’s immigration laws and policies respond to immigration issues?

2.  Immigration: the process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship in a country that is not their native country  Demographic: to do with the characteristics of populations  Labour Force Growth: the growth of the “labour force,” or the number of people who can work

3.  “Canada’s government used posters in the late 1800’s to recruit immigrants. It wanted to recruit immigrants to fulfill the objectives of the National Policy: to promote Canadian industry, finish the national railway and settle the west. The National Policy was formulated by John A Macdonald’s Conservative government in 1873.”  Targeted groups were from the U.S, Britain, and many other places in Europe  French speaking countries were not encouraged  Look at the following propaganda posters: what factors affected immigration in the past?

7.  Look at image on page 167 of textbook  Refugees (13%)  Family Class (28%)  Economic Immigrants (55%)  Other (4%)  What are the underlying values reflected in the objectives of the act? What do they mean for citizenship and identity in Canada?  Where do you stand?  http://www.workpermit.com/canada/points_calculator.htm http://www.workpermit.com/canada/points_calculator.htm

8.  You need 67 points to qualify.  Factor 1: Education (Possible Points 25)  Factor 2: Ability in Canada’s Official Languages (Possible Points 24)  Factor 3: Work Experience (Possible Points 21)  Factor 4: Age (Possible Points 10)  Factor 5: Arranged Employment (Possible Points 10)  Factor 6: Adaptability (Possible Points 10)

9.  Complete the application  Pay an application fee  Pass a medical (Can’t endanger Canadians or be a strain on Canada’s health care system)  Pass a security check (no criminal records)

10.  All economic immigrants must provide proof of their health.  Does NOT apply to Refugee or Family Class  They can be refused if: ◦ They could infect Canadians  ie. Tuberculosis ◦ They could endanger public safety  ie. A mental disorder ◦ Their health could put excessive demands on Canada’s Health Care System  ie. HIV/AIDS

11.  Look back at the propaganda posters  What values were held by Canadian government?  What countries were targeted as optimal for immigration?  Originally Canada favoured those immigrants of British ancestry and restricted immigration from Asian countries such as China and India.  Today: No one is excluded because of their race or country of origin. The point system evaluates people based on their skills and education.  Read Case Examples on Page 173 of textbook

12.  Immigration LAW says who is allowed into Canada  Immigration POLICY sets the procedures for evaluating immigrants and says how many people are allowed into Canada from year to year  A law describes principles or conditions that MUST be followed.  A policy describes objectives of the government WITHIN the law.  Think of the Pie Chart on page 167  Is the break down of immigrants LAW or POLICY? Explain!

13.  Push Factor: Something that pushes someone to want to leave (emigrate) their country  War  Poverty  Government  Unemployment  Pull Factor: Something that pulls someone to come to (immigrate) a new country  Employment  Housing  Family  New Opportunities

15.  Refugee: a person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in his or her home country  Refuge: condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit/danger  1976: Canada made “Refugee” an officiation immigration category  This makes refugees accepted steadily, rather than on a crisis by crisis situation  2002: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Save lives and offer protection to people who are displaced and persecuted  Fulfill and affirm Canada’s international commitments  Grant fair consideration to people who claim to be persecuted (humanitarian ideals)  Offer refuge to those facing persecution due to race, religion, political opinion and who face torture or cruel/unusual treatment & punishment

16.  https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/videos/0C565BC8-9D88-4048-BA9F- EC3BBCB9B318?hasLocalHost=false https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/videos/0C565BC8-9D88-4048-BA9F- EC3BBCB9B318?hasLocalHost=false