1. Immigration
Chapter 17

2. Immigrant Facts
98% of Canada is made up of Immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
We are known as a “tossed salad” or multicultural society.
American is a melting pot. They melt their cultures together.

3. Immigration Period When? What Happened? Why? 1840
Thousands of Irish Settlers
Crops failed
Starvation
To the west coast from Europe
Government offered free land to immigrants in order to develop the Prairies.
Little Immigration
WW1 and Flu
Depression and WW2
1956
Hungarians to Canada
Revolt against Russia fails
Chinese
Politics

4. Push and Pull Factors

5. Push Factors Reasons for leaving your country Weather Poor Economy
Poor Healthy care
Lack of Education
Political stress

6. Pull Factors Reasons for going to a new country. More Jobs
Stable Economy
Excellent Health care
Good schools

7. Immigrants
Canada Accepts 3 types of Immigrant.

8. Independent Immigrants
Skilled Workers
70 points in the point system.
Having job skills is critical to ensuring immigration status.
Business Class
25 points
Show willingness and ability to make significant contributions to Canada's economy.
Establish a business, buy a business, make investments

9. Family Immigrants
To allow Canadian residents to reunite with their families by bringing family to Canada.
Spouses, dependant children, parents, grandparents, brothers, and sisters.
Must be sponsored
Provide housing and other needs
Hard process due to strict laws
Reducing the number of family immigrants

10. Refugees Someone who fears prosecution in his or her home country.
Race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership to social groups
24000 – each year
Canada is one of the most generous countries to accept refugees and we have been given the Nansen Medal from the UN.