In the story “My Manitoba Heritage”, writer “Gabrielle Roy” family initially settle in Saskatchewan and then to Alberta, but the street of Deschambault, Manitoba was a place, where 1/3 flavour was found from Quebec and 1/3 from France. Though, writer's childhood was a purest francophone at Manitoba, but doctor, notary and teacher was from Quebec. Regardless of other immigrants of French nationality/language, Italian, Walloon or Flemings, Quebecois culture remains intact with its most distinct originality in writer's heart and that can never be forgotten(Karpinski, p.316). I agree with the statement that Canada’s policy on multiculturalism fragment the Canadian population into cultural and linguistic factions and thereby creates divisions…
He states that “We take enormous pride, with good reason, in our acceptance and tolerance. Much of it came out of necessity”(36). The author argues that immigrants quickly realize how Canada prides itself and values acceptance and tolerance of others. Consequently, Macgregor claims they also realize that they are compelled to act the same way not just to survive, but also to consider themselves truly Canadian. On the last lines of his piece, Macgregor makes a bold statement that ultimately sums up his main argument.…
For instance, the Multiculturalism Policy is a policy to promote and secure diversity, recognize the rights of Aboriginal people and support bilingualism (Burnet). Trudeau once mentioned how “no single culture could define Canada” (Canadian Museum). Multiculturalism, which was not highly discernible before, is slowly starting to seep into others perceptive. The policy allows the right of all cultures to be prominent, dissipating the emotion of dislike of other cultures, proving Trudeau’s policy to be of advantage to Canada. Also, the Immigration Act is passed on 1978.…
The Impact of The Multiculturalism Act on Canada Canada is a well-developed country and if it was not for the certain rules or laws, it would not be the successful nation is it today. The Multiculturalism Act is the most significant development in Canada’s history towards creating a unified nation, where all are equal. Canada has gained victory in its evolution as a country because men and women are provided with equal rights and share the same freedoms, cultural heritages are celebrated, and two official languages are used to help the citizens of the country. The Multiculturalism Act has contributed to the success of Canada and the way Canada is portrayed as a well-developed nation. The Multiculturalism…
In 1971 the government of Pierre Trudeau had announced their new multiculturalism policy. This policy promoted the protection and promotion of diversity, recognizing the rights of Aboriginal peoples, and supporting the use of Canada’s two official languages. This also meant every Canadian citizen would have the right of language, religion and to other customs of an ethnic group. The charter of rights and freedoms states itself, ‘’shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the multicultural heritage of Canadians.’’ On 21 July 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney passed the Canadian Multiculturalism Act.…
Canada was the first nation in the world that adopted the concept of multiculturalism as an official policy. By doing so, the country acknowledged the importance in the value and dignity of all Canadian citizens regardless of their racial or ethnic background, their language or religious views (Canadian Multiculturalism and Inclusive Citizenship, 2012). With that being said, staffing appointments and recruitment performed in the federal public service needs to be based on the standard principle of merit and dismiss all forms of political patronage and partisanship. The merit principle ensures that all candidates are assessed on the basis of qualification, skills, competence etc. Additionally, all potential applicants need to be given a fair…
Currently Canada is known as a bilingual and multicultural country. Our society has made it illegal to discriminate any person with a certain religion, their mother language, gender, etc. But unfortunately in the previous years, starting 1913’s Anglophone and Francophone were not great neighbours as in today. There are multiple events that have changed the two relations. At the beginning of 1830’s the employment in Quebec was not fair so the confederation was formed with John A Macdonald and George-Ethienne.…
Though the policy of multiculturalism is one that promotes many cultures to co-exist in Canada this story shows that it is flawed and that many immigrant families see their children losing their heritage and identity due to a lack of education about diversity. By analyzing this piece, it is evident that something needs to be in place in early years of education so parents do not feel as if they are losing their children to a larger dominant culture they do not fit in with. If the child was to lose their own heritage the child would always be othered as the child is not like what she drew in the first picture she brought to her parents, she is visibly…
The source is written by many different authors and it is mainly edited by the 4 authors mentioned above. These authors are one of the best scholars that tackle the controversial ideas of diversity, and Canadian policies. It respectfully challenges the saint idea that multiculturalism is great for Canada, however it does not claim Multiculturalism is actually bad. It continually demonstrates the underlying capability, the conventional restraints and the miniscule disorders of the policies and blinding discourse of multiculturalism.…
Additionally, a popular term that highlights the separation of Canadians and especially immigrants to Canada is a “hyphenated Canadian”. The term entails those who identify as Canadians but wish to maintain a piece of their homeland. Although these terms are often spoke of, without a closer look it is unclear how impactful these labels are towards Canada’s culture. Within Canada, not many people solely identify as Canadian and most immigrants wish to hyphenate their “label” in order to maintain their ethnicity. These labels include French-Canadians, Asian-Canadians, Italian-Canadians, etc.…
Toronto can position itself as a city with a higher quality of living than its competition, most notably its American competition such as Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. It is home to the third largest public transportation system in North America, enabling residents to go without a car if they so choose. This drastically decreases the city’s pollution providing better breathing air for its residents. The buses are electric hybrids and there is a public smoking ban which further contributes to the air pollution reduction. Forbes ranked Toronto 21st out of 50 of the cleanest cities in the world.…
Canada is a country known around the world for its strength, freedom, peace and unique multicultural set of people. However, one cannot truly understand Canada and its people until knowing its roots, its history, and the nations that came forth to make this country the great country of the North Americas, a country, which has a unique past, thus a unique identity. Canada with a commitment to peace, order and good government, a phrase, which is used as a backbone to Canadian way of life, is a product of two founding nations; English and French.…
Culture is the total system of ideas, values, behaviours, and attitudes of a society commonly shared by most members of a society. According to Statistics Canada, the NHS Profile of 2011 displays that Canada’s population of 32 852 320 is made up of 20.6% immigrants. This also implies that a potential of a fifth of Canada’s population has brought along the characteristics of their practiced culture from their former country. Canada comprises of multiple cultures such as Canadian, English, French, Scottish, Irish and many more. Although, many Canadians have multiple similarities between them, Canada is constituted of multiple cultures which carry an abundance of differences.…
Immigration policies are comprised of the acts and regulations that affect which foreigners may enter the country and ultimately, be granted citizenship. Historically, Canadian immigration policies have favoured white immigrants. This preference is explicitly demonstrated through the classification of immigrants as ‘desirable’ and ‘undesirable’. Canadian immigration policies have been a major factor in shaping the development of the country, with policies being designed to fit the country’s economic needs of the time. Referencing the timeline of Ismaili’s four phases of immigration, this essay will support the critiques which state that Canada’s immigration policies, both past and present, have been discriminatory and racist in practice.…
Since the adoption in 1971, the Multiculturalism policy has been greatly debated about it’s expediency in Canadian society. Founded by settler two settler societies, Canada has been built on a foundation on cultural an ethnic diversity. Today, Canada has certainly become a nation of immigrants, but prior to the European colonization of Canada, a predominately homogenous ethnic group occupied Canada, the Aboriginals (or First Nations Peoples). Today after being dominated by Western European culture, Canada in now the home to a vast array of ethnic and culturally diverse peoples. Defining Canadian identity has proved to be a difficult task.…