Canada
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- Canada - Migration Policies
- Reasons for implementing policies
- Economic Consideration
- Underpopulated with one of the world's largest supplies of natural resources (oil, metals, lumber).
- Throughout Canada's history they have faced an acute labour shortages.
- Actively recruit immigrants to cover surplus.
- Throughout Canada's history they have faced an acute labour shortages.
- 1870 - 1918 - Creation of integrated economy - to link the industries of east and west to increase productivity.
- Underpopulated with one of the world's largest supplies of natural resources (oil, metals, lumber).
- Social Consideration
- Low BR & ever increasing ageing population
- Ensure there are enough workers paying taxes to provide services.
- NEGATIVE - tensions over so called ,Asian Invasion'
- Asian students taking university places
- Low BR & ever increasing ageing population
- Cultural Consideration
- Priority given to those ho could speak French & English
- Since 1970s - assimilation has been encouraged
- 1971 - 1st country to adopt Multicultural Policy
- Food, festivals etc introduced to celebrate diversity e.g. May - Asian Heritage Month
- Moral Consideration
- Immigration Act 1910 - Certain Immigrants excluded:-
- Physically, mentally, morally unfit
- Those belonging to nations unlikely to assimilate from different customs or ideals likely to prevent a united nation.
- Those in jobs who are likely to crowd urban centres & bring a state of congestion leading to unemployment & lower the SoL.
- People from warm countries deemed unsuitable for immigration.
- Immigration Act 1910 - Certain Immigrants excluded:-
- Economic Consideration
- Background
- Population - 35.1 million (2013) Area - 9.985 million km²
- Population Density - 3.5 inhabitants/km².
- California Population – 38.4 million Area - 423,970 km²
- Immigration
- 2009 - 250,000 new migrants
- 75% of Canada's workforce growth is from immigration.
- 1 in 5 Canadian workers are foreign-born.
- Reasons for implementing policies
- NEGATIVE - evidence suggests many end up in big cities unable to find employment matching their skills.
- NEGATIVE - Tensions between racial groups e.g. Winnipeg - tensions between locals & aboriginal Canadians.
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