The Importance Of Immigration To Canada

In the years right after World War II, Canada’s immigration rules continued to favour immigrants from British and Northern Europe. However, immigration from other countries was limited. By then, however, many Canadian wanted fairer immigration laws- and in 1952, the government passed a new law that opened the door to more people. But this new act was still not fair. The federal cabinet and the minister of immigration had the power to decide who could be kept out.
In 1967, people who applied to immigrate were given points for education, job opportunities, age, and ability to speak English or French. Those who collected enough points could immigrate, regardless of their nationality on race. But these new rules could be change in any time.
By 1976, Pierre Trudeau’s government passed a new immigration act that turned the rule changes into law. The new immigration Act focused on who should be allowed into Canada, not on who should be kept out. …show more content…
In the two decades after the end of the Second World War, Canada maintained its policy of favouring immigrants from the United States, United Kingdom and other European countries. However, in the 1960s, there were major changes in the Canadian immigration policy which placed more emphasis on educational and occupational skills as criteria for selecting immigrants, although sponsored immigrants under family unification and refugee settlement remained important components of