Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Research Question: How does sociology explain the effects of immigration and assimilation in Canada? Canada is known as one of most multicultural country in the world today. Aside from the Natives, everyone in Canada today is an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants. But when looking at Canada’s immigration history, you can easily learn that many ethnic groups had to assimilate when they moved to Canada. Not only did immigrants experienced assimilation, they also experienced marginalization…

in Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v Atwal, [2004] FC 7, 245…

Like the United States, Canada is one of a handful of countries where immigration has traditionally been a major factor in society and culture. In the early twentieth century, Canada began to control its immigrants flow by implementing policies that excluded applicants who were not originally European. In 1976, new laws removed ethnic’s criteria, and Canada became a destination for immigrants from a wide variety of countries, which stays the same today. As being among the world’s most generous…

Immigration Immigration, is it a problem? For some countries yes it is a major problem. Immigrants are also a problem across the globe and in a few countries they are a problem that is unmanageable. Illegal immigrants are a significant dilemma across the world but, in the United States immigration has gotten to the point where there are more immigrants in the U.S than anywhere in the world. The main area that the U.S has problems with immigrants is its one thousand nine hundred and fifty…

On behalf of the Immigration and Citizenship Society of Canada, it is suffice to say that the Canadian government through the bills of C-51 and C-24 are ruining the prestigious reputation of Canada as a country who welcomes and takes care of refugees. Our target is the people of the government, and the use of boundary making due to these laws is wrong. Everyone deserves a change at life in Canada, and these legislations do the opposite of that. These bills need to either be revoked or…

‘melting pot’ have emerged in North America as concepts to explain Canada and the United States’ relationship with immigration and cultural pluralism. Canada is often referred to as a mosaic due to its rich multiculturalism, while the US is considered a "Melting Pot". Like a mosaic, Canada celebrates and honors various cultural groups while the US wants citizens to "melt" and assimilate into one culture -- the American culture. In Canada, multiculturalism contributes and establishes Canadian…

America's current immigration system is broken. Many employers exploit the system - hiring undocumented workers - and there are millions of people living below the sight of the government, harming both the economy and the country. Both Congress and President Obama realize that something must be done to solve this immigration problem or else the country will continue to suffer. However, partisan ideals is what will keep reform from ever coming to fruition. Immigration reform policies should not…

leader of a first world nation could make a travel ban, banning immigration from a specific nation because of religion or ethnic background. As a society we retain these bias because of historical circumstances or ignorance. In Canada this is relevant due to historical circumstances as well as ignorance. From 1962 to 1885, Canada’s immigration law was cited to be extremely racist and blatant. In 1885 Canada imposed a Chinese Immigration Act. This Act was “referred to as a “head tax” on Chinese…

Prime minister of Canada. He was elected in 1957, forming the Progressive Conservative Government, and from the beginning of his campaign, he made it a promise that he would create a Bill of Rights for Canada. He was a very progressive Prime Minister who believed in equality and fairness, “Diefenbaker brought diversity into government- he appointed the first woman to a cabinet post and the first Aboriginal person to the Senate.” (Canadian Decades 1960, p. 20) Citizens of Canada appreciated his…

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…