Multiculturalism has always been a topic of discussion for Canada. There are many myths about Multiculturalism but there is no clear evidence which shows that multiculturalism is a failure .Some people say that this is a dividing force for Canada, while supporters of multiculturalism say that it integrates the country. In this essay firstly I will present various facts about immigration and multiculturalism and then I will argue that multiculturalism has positive on Canada and help people to integrate with each other. Surveys on factors like mutual identification, naturalisation, polarization, communication, intermarriage and Canadian citizenship show us that multiculturalism has always helped in maintaining the unity of the country.
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Whenever newcomers have taken part in civic associations, it has always been seen as a means of building trust and enriching the capacity for collective action in contemporary democracies (Putnam 2000)9. Although, there are only 13% foreign born Canadian which is quite low than the percentage of foreign-born people in the overall population which is 19.3% (2001 census), this level of “demographic parity” is higher than in the US. There are 2% foreign-born members in the House of Representatives versus 14.7% in the population and in Australia there are only11% of foreign-born members as compared to 23% of foreign-born population …show more content…
Canadians experience diversity every day, in their interactions with their neighbours or in the workplace, in the classroom or in their families, in the media or at sporting events. Diversity is a Canadian fact of life and is an integral part of our identity. Canada is home to over 200 different ethnicities, and diversity varies greatly from region to region. According to the 2006 census, visible minorities, for example, accounted for 16.2% of Canada’s total population. Projections from Statistics Canada indicate that this diversity is likely to continue to increase in the future, with 29% to 32% of Canada’s population expected to belong to a visible minority group by 2031. With increased immigration from non-European countries, Canada is also becoming a society that is more religiously diverse, and demographic projections indicate that this trend will also continue. By 2031, it is projected that non-Christian religious communities will represent about 14% of the total population of Canada (versus 6.3% in
The initial …show more content…
Whenever newcomers have taken part in civic associations, it has always been seen as a means of building trust and enriching the capacity for collective action in contemporary democracies (Putnam 2000)9. Although, there are only 13% foreign born Canadian which is quite low than the percentage of foreign-born people in the overall population which is 19.3% (2001 census), this level of “demographic parity” is higher than in the US. There are 2% foreign-born members in the House of Representatives versus 14.7% in the population and in Australia there are only11% of foreign-born members as compared to 23% of foreign-born population …show more content…
Canadians experience diversity every day, in their interactions with their neighbours or in the workplace, in the classroom or in their families, in the media or at sporting events. Diversity is a Canadian fact of life and is an integral part of our identity. Canada is home to over 200 different ethnicities, and diversity varies greatly from region to region. According to the 2006 census, visible minorities, for example, accounted for 16.2% of Canada’s total population. Projections from Statistics Canada indicate that this diversity is likely to continue to increase in the future, with 29% to 32% of Canada’s population expected to belong to a visible minority group by 2031. With increased immigration from non-European countries, Canada is also becoming a society that is more religiously diverse, and demographic projections indicate that this trend will also continue. By 2031, it is projected that non-Christian religious communities will represent about 14% of the total population of Canada (versus 6.3% in