Immigration to Canada

Canada Canada consists of three territories and ten provinces. The three territories are Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The ten provinces are British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act 1867, whereas territorial governments have the powers…

Introduction Canada is well-known for adopting an official Multiculturalism policy based on individual and multicultural rights. This policy was implemented in 1971 and its goal was to affirm “the value and dignity of all Canadian citizens regardless of their racial or ethnic origins, their language, or their religious affiliation” (Citizenship and Immigration Canada). Augie Fleras posits that multiculturalism stabilizes “the tension between difference and equality on the one side and unity and…

Catch: From 1956-1992 Canada was the the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force largest and single contributor,but dramatically decreased after 1992. Canada in 2011, was 57th of the 193 UN member states. Background Information: A peacekeeping nation, is a country that strives on helping developing countries, and countries in crisis. Also, a peacekeeping nation is one that doesn’t discriminate, maintains peace in its own country, and helps the United Nations (UN) by contributing money and…

countries, especially for people of Japanese descent living in Canada. The Japanese-Canadian internment is a defining moment in Canada because it shows how poorly the Canadian governments, politicians, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and labour unions treated Japanese-Canadians. They had no freedom; were incarcerated in internment, road, or prisoners-of-war camps; and lastly, were unequal compared to everyone else living in Canada, especially the white people. After Japan bombed the…

Canada is home to a long-standing democracy. Canada had embraced its nationalistic moments at Vimy Ridge and the Somme. However, these periods created tensions, as many foreigners received internment. Although my response to racial profiling against certain individuals, regardless of race, religion etc. would be of strong disapproval, due to terrorist activities occurring from unsecured immigration, I would personally have mixed feelings. Developing radical xenophobic thoughts and profiling…

the year 1996, and its operations operations in 1997. The foundation sustains itself on a one-time endowment of $24 million, charitable contributions it receives, and grants. The organization is accountable to the citizens of Canada via the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, which overlooks the appointment of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director, in addition to reviewing the reports of the foundation. Over its 17 years in service, the foundation has established…

ban on niqabs at citizenship ceremonies. Zuera Ishaq, a Pakistani-born women challenged the courts, and the prohibition. Justice Keith M. Boswell ruled that wearing a niqab does not interfere in any way while taking the oath, and the Minister of Immigration does not have the authority to forbid wearing one. Stephen Harper states that a full veil is antithetical to the Canadian way of living, as one is hiding their identity while committing to join the Canadian family. The conservative party…

Canadian is a multicultural and cosmopolitan country. Chinese Canadian has a large population. They are the third largest ethnic group in Canada, approximately 1.5 million.4 The history of Chinese Canadian was complicated. The first Chinese landed in Canada from 200 years ago. At first, Chinese immigrants were unwelcome. They were isolated physically, socially and culturally from Canadian society. 1They were treated differently and unfairly compared to other ethnic groups. For example, while…

multilateral partner for Canada, for they shared the same goods and interest. Both countries are rich in goods and sources, yet making them the largest nations in trading goods. However Canada has some major issues that contribute to social problems in their society for instance, immigration, politicians and health issues. On the other hand, Brazil also face major issues such as economy growth, poverty and lack of education. The biggest problem Canada is facing is immigration. Immigrants…

In 2004, Canada and the United States implemented the Safe Third Country Agreement – a bilateral agreement modeled after the (then) Dublin Convention of the European Union (Macklin, 2005; Arbel, 2013). As a vital bilateral agreement between Canada and the United States, has the Safe Third Country Agreement caused more harmful implications surrounding refugee claimants than beneficial? Indeed, the Safe Third Country Agreement has caused adverse implications for refugee claimants, as a multitude…