World Population Migration

The balance between arrivals in to a country and departures from a country impacts on change in population.

Immigration and Emigration Immigration refers to the movement of people in to a country Emigration refers to movement out of a country.

Why do people leave their home country and move to another? Push and pull factors Push makes a person want to leave: lack of employment, poor education system, lack of democracy Pull factors are those advantageous conditions in the receiving country make a person want to go there: good social programs, clean environment, or joining friends and family who have already emigrated.

Countries create immigration policies If Canada has a low birth rate, and still wants to grow, what kind of immigration policies do you think it will enact?

Immigrants Refugees-defined by the UN as someone whose reasons for moving are genuinely to do with fear of persecution or death. Asylum seeker- a person who seeks to gain entry to another country by claiming to be a victim of persecution, hardship or some other compelling circumstance. (Find a partner-Activity)

Where have Canadians come from? ics/facts2010/permanent/10.asp ics/facts2010/permanent/10.asp

Where do new Canadians settle? Toronto Montreal Vancouver ation/patterns.html ation/patterns.html

What do you think? How do people feel about immigration into Canada? Why do people emigrate from Canada?