2012年05月07日
Immigration to Canada
We had “Lunch time seminar in English” at the World Plaza on March 13. Hana-san, CIR of Saga Prefecture Government International Affairs Division, explained to us about “Immigration to Canada.”
After the initial period of British and French colonization, four major waves of immigration took place over a period of almost two centuries.
People in Britain and Ireland were encouraged to move to Canada after the War of 1812. Irish immigration to Canada had been increasing and peaked during the Irish Potato Famine. The Industrial Revolution forced many people to look to the New World for economic success.
The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of immigration after the gold was discovered in the late 19th century near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
The federal government created an act called the Canada Citizenship Act in 1946. Canada still gave preferential treatment to white, European or American residents who wanted to immigrate to the country.
In 1967, Canada introduced a Points System that gave preference to immigrants who:
・know English or French
・not too old/too young to take regular jobs
・have a job offer in Canada
・have a relative or family member in Canada
・have proper education and training
・immigrating to a region of high employment
Canada began to receive more immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. The vast majority of these immigrants settled in Canada's urban centers like Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver.
The Immigration Act was revised in 1976 by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
The Immigration Act was created four new classes of immigrants who could come to Canada.
・Family class
Closely related persons of Canadian residents living in Canada
・Economic immigrants
Skilled workers and business people
・Refugees
People who are escaping persecution, torture or cruel and unusual punishment
・Other
People accepted as immigrants for humanitarian or compassionate reasons
Temporary foreign worker with at least two years of full-time skilled work experience or a foreign student who graduated in Canada often applies to stay in Canada permanently.
Nowadays 19 % of Canada’s population is immigrants. The largest numbers of immigrants arriving in Canada currently come from China, India and the Philippines.
Saga Prefecture International Relations Association
Tel: 0952-25-7921
E-mail: info@spira.or.jp
After the initial period of British and French colonization, four major waves of immigration took place over a period of almost two centuries.
People in Britain and Ireland were encouraged to move to Canada after the War of 1812. Irish immigration to Canada had been increasing and peaked during the Irish Potato Famine. The Industrial Revolution forced many people to look to the New World for economic success.
The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of immigration after the gold was discovered in the late 19th century near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
The federal government created an act called the Canada Citizenship Act in 1946. Canada still gave preferential treatment to white, European or American residents who wanted to immigrate to the country.
In 1967, Canada introduced a Points System that gave preference to immigrants who:
・know English or French
・not too old/too young to take regular jobs
・have a job offer in Canada
・have a relative or family member in Canada
・have proper education and training
・immigrating to a region of high employment
Canada began to receive more immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia. The vast majority of these immigrants settled in Canada's urban centers like Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver.
The Immigration Act was revised in 1976 by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
The Immigration Act was created four new classes of immigrants who could come to Canada.
・Family class
Closely related persons of Canadian residents living in Canada
・Economic immigrants
Skilled workers and business people
・Refugees
People who are escaping persecution, torture or cruel and unusual punishment
・Other
People accepted as immigrants for humanitarian or compassionate reasons
Temporary foreign worker with at least two years of full-time skilled work experience or a foreign student who graduated in Canada often applies to stay in Canada permanently.
Nowadays 19 % of Canada’s population is immigrants. The largest numbers of immigrants arriving in Canada currently come from China, India and the Philippines.
Saga Prefecture International Relations Association
Tel: 0952-25-7921
E-mail: info@spira.or.jp
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