Immigration to Canada

governments do not provide protection of the civilians’ legal rights. Society in Canada could be related to most countries with not enough recognition of certain groups in recent history, however, with the Charter of Canadian Rights and Freedoms enacted in 1982, people’s rights are beginning to be acknowledged and protected from unfair laws that transpire. In more recent years, there have been changes made to the law in Canada and multiple communities are more accepting of bodies of people who…

The government structure within Canada is divided into three distinct jurisdictions with its own individual mandate. The federal government, provincial and municipal governments. Economic development is defined as “The progress in an economy, or the qualitative measure of this”. They all have similar but distinct roles to play in economic development within the country. This paper will look at each jurisdiction and what helps them deliver effective long-term economic development. The municipal…

between the federal and provincial government due to Canada being a federal state. Both levels of government shares the obligation and jurisdiction over particular sectors of law and divisions such as; health care, corrections and many more. The Queen of England is the head of the government and the Governor General acts as her representative in Canada and works alongside the Prime Minister, which leaves Canada as a constitutional monarchy. When Canada became a British colony, confederation,…

Hello, I’m Ahmed and I'm Muhammad and we are the 2 brown boys. In today's show we will be covering Politics, Rights, Immigration, Peacekeeping, Quebec in Canada and Cold War, but let's start off with some entertaining music, Tunak Tunak Tun by Daler Mehndi. Saad: Ahh, that was some good music, now on a much more serious note, politics have been an issue throughout the years in Canada. Before 1970, woman had a tough time due to the male dominant workforce. Women were largely underrepresented in…

The North America Fair Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a significant regional fair trade covenant which has assisted in enhancing intraregional trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States (U.S.). Since the agreements implementation it has been shrouded by debate on whether it is an effective and successful development strategy. Whilst advocates highlight the agreements successful aim of eliminating trade and investment barriers, as well as significantly broadening trade relations, critics…

shares examples of discrimination that Sikhs face in Canada. Within the first section of the chapter, Mahmood argues that Sikhs in Canada face many social, economic and political struggles while they are attempting to fit into mainstream society (Mahmood, 2005, p. 53). Mahmood identifies Canada as a multicultural society that accepts all races and ethnicities. She concluded that Canadians often relate Sikhs to the issue national safety and “immigration problems”. An example of this that Mahmood…

The promotional literature from both Canada and the United States clearly influenced the ways that Hamilton is describing Manitoba and Western Canada more broadly. As a response to both outward migration and nationalistic expansionist rhetoric, Hamilton promises a certain image of Manitoba, as a fertile, temperate, and prosperous environment…

“in which individual identity is not necessarily contained within a single collective identity” (Simmons, 2010, p.204). This is part of the dual identity problem that many first and second generation Chinese must endure, as Wong was clearly born in Canada. This is one reason why Wong does not view himself as being, “Chinese-Canadian, since he had never lived in…

Eleven Pointed Red Maple Leaf After 5,900 design submissions to an all-party committee in Canada, the Canadian flag became its national symbol. Canadian Parliament adopted the design on February 15th 1965 and to this day, the maple leaf is synonymous to the county of Canada. Canada is situated right above the United States and is the second largest country in the world. The Capital is Ottawa and has thirteen Provinces/Territories; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick,…

The Komagata Maru The Komagata Maru has been an important aspect to the life of many individuals because it changed the immigration policy and it is the reason why Canada has become a multi-cultural country today. Canada had a main focus to exclude Chinese, Japanese and Indian immigrants. In 1904, Canada raised the head tax which is a tax on incoming Chinese laborers, to $500 which is equal to two years ' gross earnings of a Chinese laborer here (Hannant). This had made it harder for Chinese,…