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Immigration Crisis When the first time I came to Canada 7 years ago, I knew that Canada is a multi-culture country. Citizens and immigrants in different races come from variety countries. However, the government is considering cutting down the number of immigration each year. It¡¯s a controvers...
Immigration has played a major part historically in the growth of Canada's population. Between 1901 and 1911 alone, Canada received over 1.5 million immigrants, representing 28 percent of Canada's total population at the time. Recently, however, Canada's immigration policies and pract...
Canada is currently one of the most prominent host of immigrants in the world. In fact, Canada is the leading country that accepts people from all over the globe. There are approximately 250,000 people immigrating to Canada each year which is about 0.8 percent of Canada's total population. ...
Increase Immigration into Canada Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. As we all now we are all gathered here today to debate, argue over a bill concerning an increase in immigration. We may not all be on the same side. But personally I am for increasing immigration and in the fo...
Nobody knows that in a quiet city of Moose Jaw lies a secret that has been denied by the city officials for more than 75 years. A network of tunnels located under our sleepy city holds dark stories of Canada\'s past. There are a lot of questions as to why it was built and who used them. It was belie...
On the subject of putting more or fewer restrictions on migration, I would have to say that putting more restrictions would be necessary. I feel that if we let in people under low circumstances, more and more unemployed people will migrate to Canada. The first thing that I would like to discuss is ...
The Irish first arrived in Canada nearly 400 years ago, and to this day they have almost been fully integrated into our Canadian society. Years ago, they tended to move to large American cities, however they also moved to Canada and spread into the Canadian countryside. They have made a significan...
Of all the ethnic groups to migrate to British North America, the Irish are perhaps the most neglected and ignored in Atlantic Canadian history, the reasons for which are varied and complex.[1] The Scottish settlers are widely acknowledge, after all Nova Scotia means New Scotland, an...
Immigration to Canada: The MennonitesWhen the Mennonites started to flee Europe it was because of severe persecution from the Catholics and Protestants. The Mennonites religion was seen as bad because it was different from their own. The Mennonites believe that a church is a group of voluntary adu...
Nikki Bumbacco Ms Harrison ENG OAC July 21, 2000 It is a fact that almost all of the people in Canada are immigrants, or come from immigrant descent. If it were not for the millions of people who have fled to Canada in hope of a better life, Canada would never have prospered into what ...
Canada is both a multicultural and multiethnic country where people from diverse parts of the world have chosen to live. With them these immigrants carry their various backgrounds made of many cultures, ethnic origins, values and beliefs. Multiculturalism is a symbol of peaceful integration in and o...
Immigration, the entrance of people into a country for the purpose of settling there, has always played a central role in Canada's history. It was much a feature of ancient times when the ancestors of Canada's native peoples migrated from Asia by land via Beringia or by sea via the Japane...
Ondaatje's novel, In the Skin of a Lion, reflects the situation of immigrants and the political power structure in Canada earlier in the century. The writer argues that those at the top of society's power hierarchy during that period, from both a political and financial standpoint, were disregarding...
Every country has a foreign policy. This is what is officially done by a government in its relations with other countries. Many Canadians believe that a truly independent Canada must develop a foreign policy that reflects Canada's national interests. While others hold the view that Canad...
Many African Americans feel extremely targeted and discriminated against by the white community for none other than the colour of their skin. Cecil Foster, a respected social commentator and educated professor, wrote a short argument expressing his concerns towards the elevation of racism in Canada....
In the years following World War Two, Canada displayed its newfound role as one of the leading nations of the world. The conclusion of the Second World War created a time of remarkable economic prosperity throughout the country. Canada's economy boomed as it shifted from being primarily resourc...
To what extent does the novel or memoir you have chosen provide useful insights into the topic mentioned?John Marlyn's 'Under the Ribs of Death' is concerned with the life of Sandor Hunyadi, a young Hungarian living in Canada. The novel follows his life as a young boy, and then as a young man in the...
Canadian Literature, when traced from when the first settlers arrived in Canada until today, has changed not only in its literary form but also in its aspirations. As one might expect from an immigrant community, the first literary forms were epistolary in nature, describing conditions an...
THE REBELLION IN LOWER CANADA: Immigration, Crop Failures and Political DiscontentHenceforth, there must Be No Peace in the Province - no quarter for the plunderers. Agitate! Agitate!! Agitate!!! Destroy the Revenue: denouncethe oppressors. Everything is lawful when the fundamental liberties are in ...
Canada is a nation of obvious cultural diversity. Over the past two centuries, heavy immigration has made it one of the most multicultural of all industrial nations. These immigrates are among people from Asia, Middle East, and partly from United Kingdom. Given this diversity, many people call Ca...
The Western Canada Concept The Western Canada Concept is a separatist party led by Alberta lawyer Doug Christie. The party is devoted to a peaceful secession of the four Western provinces and the two territories from Canada. By means of four referenda held in each respective western province, the We...
The novel is based in Montreal, Canada of the early twentieth century, where teachers believed in strapping and immigrants travelling to Canada to start a new life. Duddy Kravitz, a student of Fletcher Field High in the class of Mr. Macpherson, one of the few teachers who are against strapping. Ma...
Baseball's Development Into America's National Pastime In an era when people worked extremely hard day in and day out, to only make a meager living, people searched for something more. Men would work endlessly long hours and seek anything to release their tension. They would long for a hobb...
Brain Drain and High Taxes: Is there a correlation? Introduction: Campaigners against high taxes use the problem of brain drain as the perfect scapegoat to portray themselves as defenders of national interest. Brain drain is a pejorative description of the tendency for skilled workers to seek...
In this essay, three of Canada's most defining moments will be defined. A compulsary military service, the election of a Prime Minister, and the turning point for Canada in World War I. These three events are considered to be the most defining moments in the past one hundred years of Canada&a...