Where do Canadians Come From?

Immigrants

The Canadian Mosaic

What country do most people come from? Top 10 Countries of Origin for Canadians United States 263 475 Italy 256 825 India 547 890 Hong Kong 205 430 China 545 535 Vietnam 165 125 United Kingdom 537 040 Pakistan 156 860 Germany 152 345 Philippians 454 340

Visible Minorities -ethnic groups within society who look different from the majority

Mother Tongue or First Language English or French are not always the first language taught as a child the languages used varies from region to region

Text Book

Why do Leave? Why do people move away from their homeland and why do they choose to come to Canada? Push Factors- factors that push people to immigrate from their country

Push Factors Most common Push Factors War Absence of human rights Poor economic and educational opportunities Religious persecution Terrorism Natural disasters

Why do People choose certain countries over others?

Pull Factors Pull Factors- factors that draw immigrants to a country Most Common Pull Factors Job opportunities are better Joining family Favourable conditions Climate Taxes are lower

I’ve immigrated, now where do I go

Big City Bound - Large cities have large immigrant populations - 50% of Toronto's, 40% of Vancouver's and 32% of Montreal's population were not born in Canada

Why is the? Big City Pull Factors Family Jobs Culturally Diverse (more welcoming) Language

What Can Stop Someone from Immigrating?

Intervening Obstacles things that discourage or stop people from following through on their decision to immigrate

Some common Intervening Obstacles not meet requirements of Canadian government to qualify as a legal immigrant distance between homeland and Canada cost

Types of Immigrants There are 3 types.

Economic Immigrants include skilled workers and business immigrants - to be accepted as a skilled worker you must receive 67 points on a skilled person test

Economic Immigrants - to be accepted as a business immigrant you must show a willingness and an ability to make a significant financial contribution to Canada's economy - the amount of investment depends on where the person is immigrating to, you need more investment to move to Ontario than to Newfoundland and Labrador

Family Immigrant - this allows Canadians to reunite with close family members by bringing them to Canada  

Family Immigrant Eligible relations spouses Dependant children parents grandparents in some cases- siblings, nieces and nephews and grandchildren   

Family Immigrant every family immigrant must be sponsored by a relative in Canada, who must provide housing and other needs from 3 -10 years should the immigrant run into financial difficulties   

Refugees someone who fears cruel or inhumane treatment in home country persecution could be because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership to a particular social group the average number of refugees coming to Canada in one year is between 24 000 and 33 000