1. Chapter 5- Immigration to Canada

2. Reasons Immigrants Come to Canada
Hope of a better life (opportunities)
Civil Unrest
War/Poverty
Limited opportunities in their native land (education/employment)

3. Hope for a Better Life

4. Hope for a Better Life

5. Civil Unrest

6. War and Terrorism/Poverty

7. Limited Opportunities

8. PUSH—PULL Factors
What makes people leave their home? (emigration) What draws people to a new place? (immigration)

9. Push Factors
Reasons why people emigrate from a certain region or country; these may include political, economic, health, or security factors

10. Pull Factors
Reasons why people immigrate to a certain region or country; these may include political, economic, health, or security factors

11. PUSH—PULL Factors

12. Categories of Immigrants
Family
Economic Immigrants (post-secondary education/professionals)
Humanitarian/ Compassion
Refugees
Illegal Immigrants

13. Immigration Act of 1976
Decided who would be allowed in, not who would be kept out
Provinces had power to set immigration laws
Those who could be a burden on social welfare or health services could be refused
Four new classes: Refugees, assisted relatives, families, independent immigrants

14. Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2002
Created a complex framework of goals and guidelines on who could and should be allowed into Canada

15. Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Immigration policy should:
Pursue social, economic, cultural benefits for all Canadians
Respect bilingualism and multiculturalism
Support minority language communities
Support a prosperous economy across all regions of Canada
Reunite Families
Integrate immigrants into Canadian society, recognizing the obligations of both new immigrants and Canadian society