Canada

Looking at the chart “Chinese Immigrants to Canada 1910-1949”, the number of Chinese immigrants that came to Canada drastically dropped twice. Once at the start of WWI and again in 1923 with the invocation of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Though the idea behind the Act was to stop more Chinese from coming to Canada, according to the chart from the period 1923 to 1949 six hundred and forty-four people were able to bypass the Exclusion Act and come to Canada. However the Chinese immigrants that were…

Canada has had many defining moments through out the 20th century. These moments have shaped Canada the way it is today. More specifically, in the 20th century, Canada has experienced a great deal of economic growth. The three most defining economic moments Canada had experienced were immigrants coming to Canada, the building of industries, and manufacturers. To begin with the first defining moment in Canadian history, was the large amount of people coming to Canada. In the late 19th and…

“Voices within Canada: Of hockey, Medicare and Canadian dreams” written by Stephen J. Toope questions what we want to be as Canadians as we approach our 150th birthday. Toope is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and is well qualified to question our country’s dreams as we approach an intimidatingly stormy future. To his audience of Canadians of all ages, Toope questions if current Canadian state is the best that can be done. Should hockey and…

In 1831, the Government of Canada made it a practice to remove Aboriginal children from their culture and families in order to assimilate them into the dominant Canadian culture. Many of their fundamental freedoms were lost including the right to life, liberty, and security of person, the protection from discrimination, and the right of religion. This historical event is impossible to forget, which causes the bad ties between the First Nations and dominant Canada to remain after the last…

which also ended up hurting the Native Americans. One of the wars was the Seven Years’ War which set up America's independence. France Finds a Foothold in Canada (Pg. 89) How and why did France begin to colonize Canada? In what ways did New France differ politically from its neighboring British colonies? France began to colonize to Canada because King Louis XIV took deep interest in overseas colonies. The French landed in what is now Quebec and Samuel de Champlain made an alliance with the…

Intro. “Each year, Canada receives thousands of immigrants from all over the world. The country welcomes foreign students, temporary foreign workers, immigrants, and refugees from over 200 countries”, Canadian Immigration Facts & Statistics. During the 1900’s, Sir Wilfrid Laurier once stated: “The twentieth century shall be the century of Canada and of Canadian development”. This quote is something to agree with because, over the years, Canada is now seen as a very multicultural country due to…

failed, and Canada has not been immune to these rising global anxieties. Many people have argued that self righteous satisfaction is blinding Canadians to growing evidence of failures and stresses in ethnic relations in the country. This article reviews the Global backlash against multiculturalism against multiculturalism and why some people see warning signs in Canada as well. The author in this article talks about the evidences which shows how the multiculturalism policy operates in Canada and…

and learn valuable lessons from our previous mistakes. Canada began allowing immigration for refugees after discovering the repercussions of Canada’s refusal to admit Jewish refugees on SS Louis led them be slaughtered in one of the most gruesome massacres committed in the Second World War, the Holocaust. Canada allowed families from Rwanda, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya and many others countries to settle here. On top of this, in 1990s,2 Canada admitted hundreds of refugees from former Yugoslavia…

The Role of Prime Minster of Canada and the President of the United States Many people think that President of the United States has more power than Prime Minster of Canada. However, when we look at the constitution of both countries, we can see that Prime Minister of Canada has more power in his or her country than President of United States does. When we want to compare and differentiate the power of both Prime Minster of Canada and President of United States, we need to look at their system…

Sustainable forest management in Canada is supported by laws, regulations and policies; a rigorous forest management planning process; and a science-based approach to decision-making, assessment and planning. Independent third-party certification of sustainable forest practices in Canada’s…