Immigration Guided Notes PDF

Class Discussions Push factors What causes you to leave or be pushed out of your country ​ Economic ○​ High Taxes ○​ Expensive housing ○​ Inflation ○​ Low...

Class Discussions Push factors What causes you to leave or be pushed out of your country ​ Economic ○​ High Taxes ○​ Expensive housing ○​ Inflation ○​ Low wages ○​ Unemployment ​ Politics ○​ Dont like the leader ○​ Human Rights Violations ○​ Dont have basic rights/or same rights as everyone else ○​ Like who you want ○​ You need political asylum (refugee) ​ Social ○​ Fights with family ○​ Family reunification ○​ Pull Factors Something that brings someone to a country ​ Economic ​ Higher Wages ​ Lower Taxes ​ Job Offers ​ Lower Taxes ​ Lower inflation ​ Free Healthcare ​ Free Education ​ Politics ○​ Everyone has same rights ○​ Liking the leader of government  ○​ No/fewer human rights violation ○​ Love who you want ​ Social ○​ To be with your family again ○​ To create new friends ○​ More accepting in a new country GRADE 9 SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 5- How well do Canada’s immigration laws and policies respond to immigration issues? As a class, brainstorm reasons why you think people would want to leave their home country (Push Factors): War is a very big reason for why people would want to leave their home country, many places are in war right now such as ukraine, many ukranians are immigrating to other countries. Another reason could be health, some places aren’t very good to live and dont have enough food or water to support the average person. The final reason that I believe people may want to leave their home country would be leaders. Some countries have horrible world leaders that are doing horrible things for their country, they may be kicking people out or getting their country in economical trouble. Why do you think people would want to immigrate (move to) Canada (Pull Factors)? I feel like many people want to immigrate to Canada for a few reasons. 1.​ Free healthcare, Canada provides healthcare (using taxes) however, they still do provide good healthcare. 2.​ Canada is a very safe country, there aren’t many cases of serious crime or mass killings 3.​ Canada also accepts many immigrants and doesnt have many policies preventing people from coming Predict why Canada has encouraged immigrants both in the past and present times. I feel as though canada encourages immigration to boost the economy, many immigrants find jobs immediately which helps Canadas economy grow more. Also many people immigrating need to buy houses and such furthering the rise of the economy. In the past i feel Canada encouraged immigration to get more people into the country and make it its own. However, presently it is economically driven. What current issue has put immigration at the forefront of Canadian media and consciousness? High costs of living and housing prices put immigration at the front of Canadian consciousness. Canadians believe that immigration is the center of the high living costs, letting more people into the country drives up premiums. Complete the following chart that shows challenges and opportunities immigration may create in Canada. Consider: economic, political, social (identity), health, and security factors. Challenges​ Opportunities Immigrants create a higher demand for ​ We do have economic opportunities Housing which drives up premiums. ​ As immigrants contribute to the Politcians may now be able to sway​ workforce. people by promising less immigration​ Immigrantion causes more people to Immigrants also change canadian ​ vote for the most beneficial person Identity by adding parts of their own ​ We have an opportunity to learn identity to it. ​ About different culture and identity Healthcare is less accessible with more ​ Healthcare could improve with people trying to get it.​ Immigration and new technology If we let too many immigrants in then it ​ Immigrants mostly arent bad people could be security risk for spies or just ​ the more people we have in the for some bad people​ country doesnt mean its unsafe Chapter Vocabulary: ACCORD: a formal agreement EMIGRATION: the act of leaving ones country to permanently settle in another IMMIGRATION: The process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship in a country that is not their native one POINT SYSTEM: a system that judges whether immigrants will be a good fit for canada based on their answers to certain questions CHINESE HEAD TAX: required every chinese immigrant to pay a fixed fee between 1855 and 1923 EXCLUDED: deny someone or bar someone from a place, group, or privelige LABOUR FORCE GROWTH: the growth of the labour force or the number of people who can work POLICY: a course or principle of action DEMOGRAPHIC: to do with the characteristics of populations LAW: the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. REFUGEE: a person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country EMIGRANT: a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in anopther IMMIGRANT: A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country MIGRANT: A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions TUBERCULOSIS: An infectious disease caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs  Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2002 Objective of the Act Why is this objective What other objectives do important? you think might be beneficial or important? Pursue social, cultural and It is important to help the Save lives and offer economic benefits for all economy of canada, it protection to people canadians. makes us a more powerful who are displaced and country persecuted. Respect the bilingual and It allows canada to have a Fulfill and affirm Canada’s multicultural character of better culture establishing international commitments Canada. a more diverse country to protect refugees. Support the development It allows the history of Grant fair consideration to of minority official Canada to shine through people who claim to be language communities in today making our country persecuted, as an Canada more diverse expression of Canada’s humanitarian ideals. Share the benefits of Supporting economy is Offer refuge to people immigration and support a always important as money facing persecution prosperous economy is power. because of race, religion, across all regions of political opinion or Canada. membership in a social group, and to people who face torture, or cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. Reunite families in Canada. Making canadians bonds I believe another objective stronger and making of the act would be to allow everyones lives better refugees a way to get to Canada. To save them from wherever they are  Promote the successful When you integrate It allows people another integration of immigrants immigrants then it allows chance to make a better life into Canadian society, for more people in our for themselves and their recognizing that integration country giving a better children involves mutual obligations economy and more social for new immigrants in lifestyle. Canadain society Answer the following question in a paragraph after we discuss the points system in class. Why do you think immigration criteria exists? Why might Canadians have different views and perspectives on these criteria? (think about the questions in the test and how they related to quality of life, economic factors etc.) Immigration criteria exists because Canada needs people with certain skills. Canadians have different views on this as it prevents some people from immigrating here that deserve to, it also allows some people to move here that dont deserve to. Issue 2: How do the individual and collective rights of Canadians influence immigration laws and policies? How did the Singh decision reflect a development in individual rights? (pg 181) ​ People claiming refugee status have a right to a hearing attended in person ​ Canada established the immigration and refugee board to provide quick and fair hearings ​ Provides people with necessities while waiting for a hearing What is a refugee? What do you think is the central criteria for determining if a person is a legitimate refugee? A refugee is someone seeking refuge in another country due to danger in their own. I think the central criteria would be if they need to move due to danger, it doesnt matter who they are. Summarize the perspectives on the Singh decision. (pg 182) The singh decision compiles with our individual rights and that is a necessity The singh decision makes canadians pay for the people who move to canada Refugees shouldnt have an automatic right to move to canada What might First Nations say about immigration? (pg 183 - 184) Freeze all immigration into Canada until they deliver on promises to first nations communities. Improve the lives of people here before improving lives of non-citizens What Criteria Does Canada Use When Accepting Immigrants and Refugees? Use pages 162 – 179 determine whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the statements that are false, by changing a word or phrase, or re-writing the statement if necessary. __f___ The majority of immigrants to Canada come from the Refugee and Family Classes. __f___ The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was developed in 1867 and is still essentially the same in 2008. _t____Respect for the bilingual and multicultural character of Canada are important objectives of the Immigration and Protection Act of 2002 ___f___According to the 2006-2007 Report on Plans and Priorities Canada's Labour Force Growth will continue because of the high birth rate. Increase immigration is not necessary to maintain economic growth. __f___ The difference between a Law and Policy in Canada is that a Policy describes principles or conditions that must be followed by the government. __t____ Canada's Immigration Policy sets the procedures for evaluating immigrants and how many are allowed each year. __f____ In order to qualify for immigration to Canada, Refugee and Family Class immigrants need to accumulate a total of 67 points. ___f___ The point system used to evaluate potential immigrants dates back to 1867. _t_____ Health requirements do not apply to people who are considered Refugees or Family Clatss immigrants. ___t___ Canada's original immigration policies favoured immigrants of British ancestry. ___f___ The Head Tax that was imposed by the Canadian government in 1885 was designed to limit the number of French speaking people from Belgium, Switzerland, and France. ___t___ Canada signed a document called the U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1951. ___f___ Refugee status is only offered to those people who face torture, or cruel and unusual treatment in their own country. __t___ Canada's Immigration Act changed in 1976 by attempting to prevent immigration by individuals who may try to destroy democracy or use force against the government. __t___ Many reasons, like floods, earthquakes, war, overpopulation, and poverty contribute to more people applying for immigration to Canada. __f___ The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002 tried to provide more security for Canadians by decreasing the number of immigrants from unstable nations. How do the Individual and Collective Rights of Canadians Influence Immigration Laws and Policies? Fill in the blanks with correct words or phrases using pgs. 180 – 185. 1.​ The top 5 “first languages” of immigrants to Canada in 2006 were: __Mandarin, english, arabic, punjabi, spanish_______________ 2.​ Following a Supreme Court decision on April 4, 1985 in favour of Satman Singh, this day became known as ___Refugee rights day_________________________. 3.​ This change to the Immigration Act of 1976 guarantees all refugees in Canada the right to a _____________hearing which they attend in person with the Immigration and Refugee Board.  4.​ In October 2005, the Assembly of First Nations presented a resolution to the federal government calling for a halt to ______immigration________________until needs of ______first nations___________ were met. 5.​ One of the immigration challenges facing Francophone organizations in places like Alberta, is that new immigrants are not from ________English speaking countries_____________, but instead from _____french speaking areas______________, where the culture is different than traditional Francophones in Canada. 6.​ A concern is that without a French-speaking immigration vision, these new immigrants will end up at _________English__________________speaking schools. How do Provinces Influence Immigration Laws and Policies? Pgs. 186 – 191 Look at the map on pg. 188, then suggest some reasons why 68% of all immigrants to Canada have settled in areas of Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal? How does the Provincial Nomination Program help both immigrants to Canada and the provinces of Canada? Immigrants: Allows them to make a life in another country and save them from their own Provinces: They get the people with the skills that are required by them In 2007 what parts of Alberta's economy were mostly in need of workers that could be filled by immigrants? Construction, transportation, manufavturing, resource development, Retail, Hospitality, agriculture, education, health, social services Using the two graphics on pg. 190, does it appear that the Provincial Nomination Program is meeting Alberta's labour needs? Why? Not quite, alberta needs a lot of help in the labour force and we arent getting that many people to fuel it How does the Canada-Quebec Accord offer ways for Quebec to affirm the use of French language? Identify two specific ways. It allows quebec to get french speaking immigrant to go their, they can also force people to go to french speaking schools