People of Canada

education/employment that pulls immigrants towards country and city could have. Usually these pull factors allow the immigrant to have a better life. Countries have many reasons why they want more people in the country. One of the main reasons is economics, more people can provide more labour and maybe capital for investment. In Canada, a point system was implemented to remove bias, to ensure it welcomes skilled…

schools in a variety of settings and to conclude, I will talk about how we can all be a part of reconciliation and why is it important for all Canadians to have a role. My thesis is that First Nations residential schools touched so many First Nations people in such a negative way and which continues to harm generations that have followed the residential school survivors, that to get reconciliation correct gives First Nations…

To most people America and Canada have always been sister countries and have shared friendly borders. During the 19th century this was not the case between the countries. War Plan Red and Blood and Daring: Now Canada Fought The American Civil War and Founded A Nation are two books that examine the boarder relationship between the United States and Canada. War Plan Red written by Kevin Lippert is divided into three parts: Part One: The War of 1812, and Part Two: Border Disputes, Part Three:…

The French and English relations in Canada have always been in turmoil and of uncertainty, as my three topics and stamps will discuss. The French despise of the English began with the Conscription Crisis of World War One which proceeded to Quebec’s new ideas of ‘separation’ created during the Quiet Revolution, and finally the ‘saviour’ of Canadian identity within Quebec and on a whole, Pierre Trudeau and his efforts to create a balanced country. The first topic I will be exploring is the 1917 to…

somehow disappear.” - Will Ferguson Throughout Canadian history we’ve discriminated against non-anglo-saxon groups of people on many occasions. Although we are now known as a country that accepts all cultures and races, we haven’t always been deserving of that status. During World War I, World War II, and post-war times we treated other ethnic groups unfairly and because of this Canada does not deserve its multicultural reputation. Canada’s army limited who could fight, be treated with…

large. Canada, United Kingdom and United States are examples of uncertainty accepting cultures. Intolerance in cross-cultural societies reflects their anxiety of uncertainty. I caution this statement with an understanding that the intolerance is applicable to a society as a whole and not for individuals within this type of society. Russia, Mexico, Greece, Korea are examples of countries with uncertainty…

her family decided to move to Canada from Paarl, a city in the Western Cape province of South Africa where she had been raised. She was in high school when she immigrated with her mother, father, and younger brother to Dawson Creek, a small town in northern British Columbia. While the decision to move was not easy, she regards immigrating as having had a largely positive impact on her family, and herself personally as a transgender woman. Her story illustrates how Canada is often perceived as a…

country that is an industrial society is Canada. While Canada had been populated by earlier societies like the hunter-gatherers, they were founded as a country in 1867. According to the World Factbook, the population of Canada is currently around 34,834,841. The population growth rate is .76 percent, with the birth rate at 10.29 births per 1,000 persons. The current death rate is 8.3 deaths per thousand people. There are currently several urban areas in Canada. The major ones are Toronto…

beginning of the 20th century multiculturalism was considered to be biculturalism which is when there is only have two different cultures in the same country. That Quebec was a french provinces which then spread all through Canada, creating a bilingual country. Since the 1950’s Canada has made a tremendous amount of change in growth. In the 1960’s more than fifteen percent of canadians were immigrants (Michael Adams. What a difference 50 years make. The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail: The…

our generation. The impact and the major Environmental issues in Canada are regarding acid rain, pollution of the great lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources from the Canadian shield, and timber resources. Based on the popular Canada statical development and international environmental record, Canada faces a number of environmental problems since it has numerous natural resources that it can use both for its own people and for trade with other countries. Some of these natural…