CANADIAN IMMIGRATIONCANADIAN IMMIGRATION

How well do CanadaHow well do Canada’’s immigration laws and s immigration laws and policies respond to immigration issues?policies respond to immigration issues?

Canadian government- chooses who can or Canadian government- chooses who can or cannot live in Canada to work and live.cannot live in Canada to work and live.

Important part of CanadaImportant part of Canada’’s legislative framework. s legislative framework. It affects the quality of life of Canadians and who It affects the quality of life of Canadians and who wish to live here. wish to live here.

ImmigrationImmigration

The process of people establishing The process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship in a homes, and often citizenship in a country that is not their native country that is not their native countrycountry

Examine the posters. What factors Examine the posters. What factors affected immigration in the past?affected immigration in the past?

Based on the photographs below, what Based on the photographs below, what challenges and opportunities does challenges and opportunities does

immigration create for Canada today?immigration create for Canada today?

What criteria does Canada use when What criteria does Canada use when accepting immigrants and refugees?accepting immigrants and refugees?

Types of Immigration legislation related to Types of Immigration legislation related to immigrants and refugees.immigrants and refugees.

The criteria Canada has used and still uses to The criteria Canada has used and still uses to accept immigrants.accept immigrants.

Advantages and disadvantages of CanadaAdvantages and disadvantages of Canada’’s point s point system.system.

Issues related to immigration legislation.Issues related to immigration legislation.

Immigration and Refugee Immigration and Refugee Protection ActProtection Act

Dates from 2002. Most recent law since Canada Dates from 2002. Most recent law since Canada became a country in 1867.became a country in 1867.

Establishes categories of who can come to Establishes categories of who can come to Canada from other countries to make Canada from other countries to make PERMANENT homes here.PERMANENT homes here.

It lays out the objectives of those categories.It lays out the objectives of those categories.

Immigration CategoriesImmigration Categories

Refugees – 13%Refugees – 13%

Family Class – 28%Family Class – 28%

Economic Immigrants – Economic Immigrants – 55%55%

Other – 4% Other – 4%

Immigration Categories

0%0%Refugees

13%

Family Class28%

Economic Immigrants

55%

Other 4%

Objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002Protection Act, 2002

Pursue social, cultural and economic benefits for Pursue social, cultural and economic benefits for all Canadians.all Canadians.

Respect bilingual and multicultural character of Respect bilingual and multicultural character of Canada.Canada.

Support the development of minority language Support the development of minority language communities.communities.

Share the benefits of immigration and support a Share the benefits of immigration and support a prosperous economy.prosperous economy.

Reunite families in Canada.Reunite families in Canada. Promote successful integration into Canadian Promote successful integration into Canadian

Society. Society.

Why Immigration?Why Immigration?

Immigration has Immigration has largely defined what largely defined what Canada is today. It has Canada is today. It has built and transformed built and transformed the population. Made the population. Made contributions to the contributions to the economy, our society economy, our society and culture.and culture.

What benefits of immigration does What benefits of immigration does this source identity for Canada?this source identity for Canada?

Demographic: to do with the characteristics of Demographic: to do with the characteristics of populationspopulations

Example How much of Rundle Academy are grade Example How much of Rundle Academy are grade nines?nines?

Labour force growth: the growth of the Labour force growth: the growth of the ““labour forclabour forcee”” or the number of people who can work or the number of people who can work

DemographicsDemographics

According to Stats Canada, According to Stats Canada, sometime between 2025 and sometime between 2025 and 2030, the number of births to 2030, the number of births to

Canadian parents will equal in Canadian parents will equal in deaths. If Canadadeaths. If Canada’’s population s population

is to continue to grow, is to continue to grow, immigration will have to be the immigration will have to be the

source of this growth. source of this growth.

These demographics factors are These demographics factors are also slowing Canadaalso slowing Canada’’s labour force s labour force growth. Labour force growth is key growth. Labour force growth is key

to ensuring economic growth. to ensuring economic growth. Sometime between 2011 and 2016, Sometime between 2011 and 2016, the number of Canadians entering the number of Canadians entering

the labour force will equal the the labour force will equal the number of people retiring (your number of people retiring (your

parents the baby boomers). parents the baby boomers). Without immigration, CanadaWithout immigration, Canada’’s s

labour force will shrink.labour force will shrink.

WhatWhat’’s a Law versus Policy?s a Law versus Policy?

Governments create laws, and they also create Governments create laws, and they also create polices? A law describes principles or conditions polices? A law describes principles or conditions that must be followed. A policy describes that must be followed. A policy describes objectives of the government, within the law. objectives of the government, within the law.

Example ImmigrationExample Immigration

Immigration Law says who is allowed in CanadaImmigration Law says who is allowed in Canada

Immigration policy sets procedures for evaluating Immigration policy sets procedures for evaluating immigrants and how many people are allowed immigrants and how many people are allowed from year to year. from year to year.

Points SystemPoints System The points system dates from 1967 The points system dates from 1967

Applies only to economic immigrants (skilled Applies only to economic immigrants (skilled workers and professionals). Refugees and family workers and professionals). Refugees and family class immgrants are exemptclass immgrants are exempt

If a person is not a refugee or a family class If a person is not a refugee or a family class immigrant, they must qualify under Canadaimmigrant, they must qualify under Canada’’s s point system to enter Canada as an immigrant.point system to enter Canada as an immigrant.

Economic immigrants make up the biggest group Economic immigrants make up the biggest group of immigrants to Canadaof immigrants to Canada

HealthHealth

Good health must be proven. A person can be Good health must be proven. A person can be refused entry to Canada if;refused entry to Canada if;

Their health could put other Canadians at risk.Their health could put other Canadians at risk. They have a condition that could endanger the They have a condition that could endanger the

public, such as a mental disorderpublic, such as a mental disorder Their health could put and Their health could put and ““excessive demandexcessive demand”” on on

CanadaCanada’’s health services..example HIV/AIDSs health services..example HIV/AIDS

None of these health requirements apply to people None of these health requirements apply to people applying as a refugee or family-class immigrant applying as a refugee or family-class immigrant