Migration: People on the Move

Why do people move? There are many reasons why people move from one place to another. These reasons can be put in to 2 different categories:

1. Push Factors Push factors are factors which push people from where they live. Famine, natural disasters, war, religious persecution.

Pull factors attract people to live in a new place. Economy, jobs, climate, safety, Health, education.

Canada and Immigration Immigration: When you move to another country or area to live there. Immigration in Canada is controlled by the government. The number of immigrants accepted into Canada is limited and depends strongly on a few conditions: Economic conditions Political opinions Social attitudes

multiculturalism: the cohabitation of a number of cultures within one society.

But Canada did not always feel that way But Canada did not always feel that way. Like many other nations, in the past, Canada was considered ethnocentric. Ethnocentric: The belief that your culture is superior to other cultures.

The people who were chosen as the best candidates or immigrants were those who came from a culture almost like our own. They belonged to 2 different nations: England and USA

Immigrants who came from nations other than those 2 were often victims of discrimination.

This happened because the immigration policies were based on race, language and religion.

Immigration before 1945 (p. 60-61) Answer in notebook When was immigration at its highest in Canada? Why was there extra space for immigrants in Canada? From which nations did Canada welcome immigrants? What did Canada offer to immigrants of these nations? Between the years 1919 – 1929, how many immigrants came to Canada? Why did immigration policies have to change in the 1930s?

Immigration after 1945 (p. 62) After Canada had seen images of the atrocities during the war, the government decided to change the immigration policies. They started to welcome refugees for humanitarian reasons.

So, in 1947, Canada began to accept more refugees So, in 1947, Canada began to accept more refugees. *refugee : A person who leaves his/her country to go to a safer place. They leave for their own personal safety.

Some of the immigration policies adopted at that time are still in effect today. * See example of refugees acepted in to Canada on page 62 of your text book.

There are 3 categories of immigrants today: Family Class: Someone who has a close relative living in Canada. Humanitarian or Refugee Class: A person who has come to Canada because their life is in danger is they stay in their own country. Independent Class: A person who comes to Canada for the good of our country as well as for himself.