1. Immigration in Canada What is an Immigrant?
Immigrants are people who move to a new country with the intention (goal) of settling there

2. Agenda Mental Monday Summative reminder Review from last week
Immigration

3. Historical Trends of Populations

4. Historical Trends of Populations
Canadian Immigration Patterns

5. Historical Trends of Populations
Immigration to Canada has had periods of boom and bust. These were caused by events that occurred both in Canada and in other countries.
When?
What Happened?
Why?
1840s
Arrival of thousands of Irish settlers
Irish potato crop fails; facing starvation, many Irish move to Canada and other countries
Massive immigration from Eastern Europe to the Canadian West
Canadian Government wanted to settle the Prairies; offered free land and other incentives to immigrants

6. Historical Trends of Populations
When?
What Happened?
Why?
Little immigration
World War I and worldwide influenza epidemic
1930 – 1945
Worldwide economic depression and World War II
Many Italians come to Canada
World War II devastated Italy; Italians searched for economic opportunities in Canada

7. Historical Trends of Populations
When?
What Happened?
Why?
1956
Many Hungarians come to Canada
Hungarian revolt against the Russians failed; refugees fled to Canada to avoid punishment
1980 – 1997
Arrival of thousands of Hong Kong Chinese
Residents of Hong Kong sought political stability before China took control of Hong Kong in 1997
Many people from Afghanistan come to Canada
Immigrants seek a safe haven from conflicts that engulfed their country

8. Immigrants are people who move TO a country

9. Types/ Classes of Immigrants
Economic Immigrants:
Someone who comes to Canada to work at a specific job
Family Immigrants
Category in which family members and close relatives can be brought to Canada
Must be sponsored
Refugees
Someone who fears cruel or inhumane treatment in his or her home country

10. What factors cause people to leave the country in which they live and move to another country?

11. Push Factors
Push factors: Factors that cause people to emigrate from their country
Ex. War, religious persecution, natural disasters

12. What factors attract people to move to another country, such as Canada?

13. Pull Factors Pull factors: Factors that draw immigrants to a country
Ex. Job opportunities, freedom of religion, lower taxes

14. Are these push or pull factors???

15. A HURRICANE HAS RECENTLY HIT YOUR HOME COUNTRY AND YOUR CITY HAS BEEN DEVASTATED

16. THE JOB YOU HAD HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AND NOW YOU HAVE NO WORK

17. YOU ARE A DOWNHILL SKIIERAND THE DESTINATION COUNTRY HAS SOME OF THE BEST SKIING IN THE WORLD

18. THE DESTINATION COUNTRY HAS ONE OF THE BEST EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD

19. YOUR HOME COUNTRY HAS A MINIMAL PUBLICLY FUNDED MEDICAL SYSTEM

20. ALL YOUR FAMILY HAS MOVED TO YOUR DESTINATION COUNTRY ALREADY

21. THERE IS AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY AND THERE ARE NO JOBS

22. YOUR HOME COUNTRY IS DOMINATED BY A DIFFERENT RELIGION THAN THE ONE YOU PRACTICE

23. THE GOVERNMENT IN THE DESTINATION COUNTRY HAS LOWERED TAXES BY 15%

24. THERE IS A WAR GOING ON IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY

25. YOU HAVE LOST YOUR JOB IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY…BUT HAVE BEEN OFFERED A NEW ONE IN YOUR DESTINATION COUNTRY