IMMIGRATION IN CANADA

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Population policies and migration in Canada

ORAL PRESENTATION

CELERIER Perrine FAYE Joanna HAUDIQUET Pauline

SECTION 1

Canadian migration policies history

19^th century

First Immigration Act

Policies to restrict Chinese immigration

1869

1885

Canadian migration timeline

(from 19th century to 1976)

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Black immigrants ban consideration

Immigration Act revision

Chinese Immigration Act

1911

1919

1939

Large cohorts of European immigration

1903 - 1913

Early 20^th century

1923 - late 1940's

Jewish refugees denied

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End of the formal ban on Chinese immigration

New Immigration Act

End of racial discrimination

1947

1952

1962

POST-WAR PERIOD

1967

1969

Introduction of a points system

Signature of the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol

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SECTION 2

Modern Canadian migration policies

Immigration Act, 1976

The Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passed a new Immigration Act, 1976, which took effect in 1978, and was a radical break from the past.

Main objectives of Canada's immigration policy established

Immigration Act

Refugees defined as a distinct group of immigrants

Co-operation among levels of government and the volunteer sector enabled

1980 : five classes of immigrants established for entry to Canada

Benefits of managerial skills and financial capital in order to create additional employment opportunities
Because of the decline in fertility in Canada, need of working-age Canadians, in order to shoulder the cost of health and social programs for the increased number of elderly citizens
Need of a modern economy for education and skills
Some controversory

Emphasis on Economic Migration

During the 1980s, policy makers instituted a program to encourage business people and entrepreneurs to immigrate to Canada.

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58%

In 2018, economic class entrants were the single largest category of immigrants, making up 186,352 of the 321,035 total immigrants admitted that year.

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The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Promotion of Canada's demographic, economic, social, and cultural goals

Priorities of family reunion, diversity, and non-discrimination

Wider powers of the government to detain and deport landed immigrants suspected of being a security threat

Canada and the US banned the practice of allowing migrants to enter one country on a travel visa and claim refugee status at the border of the other via the Canada-United States Safe Third Country Agreement

Thanks!

Sources : www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, www.canada.ca, www.statista.com, canadianvisa.org

IMMIGRATION IN CANADA

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