Introduction
In 2011, 20.6% of the Canadian population was born outside of Canada, this means that over 6 million individuals in Canada were immigrants (Statistics Canada, 2015). Canada remains one of the largest host countries for immigrants, and an immigrant’s positive cultural integration into Canadian society affects the success of Canada as a whole. As it has been shown that the positive integration of immigrants into Canada’s workforce economically benefits the entire country (Gignac, 2013). Immigration has had numerous benefits for Canada, one of them being that immigration has made Canada into a more ethnically diverse nation (Vancouver Centre for Excellence, 2006). At one point in history, the majority of Canadian immigrants came from …show more content…
If the answer to this question is yes, I will then examine the effects it has on ethnically diverse immigrants, and how this problem can be eradicated. I will answer both of these questions using a qualitative approach. As the qualitative approach will seek to understand the meaning that immigrants give to ethnic discrimination (Grinnell, Williams, & Unrau 2014). My hypothesis is that; yes, immigrants from ethnic minority backgrounds do feel hesitant in accessing social service departments due to the fear of social service systems replicating dominant discriminatory ideals, and they fear their values will be discriminated against if they access social service …show more content…
Social services are services that are designed to promote social equity, by providing opportunities to disadvantaged groups, that promote the social, political, and economic growth of underprivileged individuals (Philippine Statistics Authority, n.d.).
Ethnic Discrimination: Ethnic discrimination, can be defined as discrimination on the grounds of an individual’s ethnicity (Ontario Human Rights Commission, n.d.). To clarify, being discriminated against based on ethnicity would be an individual being discriminated against based on their beliefs and culture, or affiliation to a certain group (Ethnicity, n.d.)
Theoretical
In 2011, 20.6% of the Canadian population was born outside of Canada, this means that over 6 million individuals in Canada were immigrants (Statistics Canada, 2015). Canada remains one of the largest host countries for immigrants, and an immigrant’s positive cultural integration into Canadian society affects the success of Canada as a whole. As it has been shown that the positive integration of immigrants into Canada’s workforce economically benefits the entire country (Gignac, 2013). Immigration has had numerous benefits for Canada, one of them being that immigration has made Canada into a more ethnically diverse nation (Vancouver Centre for Excellence, 2006). At one point in history, the majority of Canadian immigrants came from …show more content…
If the answer to this question is yes, I will then examine the effects it has on ethnically diverse immigrants, and how this problem can be eradicated. I will answer both of these questions using a qualitative approach. As the qualitative approach will seek to understand the meaning that immigrants give to ethnic discrimination (Grinnell, Williams, & Unrau 2014). My hypothesis is that; yes, immigrants from ethnic minority backgrounds do feel hesitant in accessing social service departments due to the fear of social service systems replicating dominant discriminatory ideals, and they fear their values will be discriminated against if they access social service …show more content…
Social services are services that are designed to promote social equity, by providing opportunities to disadvantaged groups, that promote the social, political, and economic growth of underprivileged individuals (Philippine Statistics Authority, n.d.).
Ethnic Discrimination: Ethnic discrimination, can be defined as discrimination on the grounds of an individual’s ethnicity (Ontario Human Rights Commission, n.d.). To clarify, being discriminated against based on ethnicity would be an individual being discriminated against based on their beliefs and culture, or affiliation to a certain group (Ethnicity, n.d.)
Theoretical