Glossary Words Push Factors Pull Factors OutMigration InMigration Immigrating to Canda Immigrating to Canada is a very complex costly venture Before the process of immigration can be explored immigrants must ensure they are not a danger to Canadians ID: 484292
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Welcome to Canada!Slide2
Glossary Words
Push Factors
Pull Factors
Out-Migration
In-MigrationSlide3
Immigrating to
Canda
Immigrating to Canada is a very complex costly venture
Before the process of immigration can be explored, immigrants must ensure they are not a danger to Canadians
Ex: They cannot have dangerous and transmittable diseasesCannot have criminal records or suspicious dealingsSlide4
Immigration
The Citizenship and Immigration Canada is a government department that deals with immigration
There are four types of immigrants:
Economic immigrants (66%)
Family Class (21.5%)
Refugees (8.8%)
Other (3.2%)Slide5
Immigrant Classifications in Canada (p.174)Slide6
Family Class
Due to the high cost of immigration, usually only one parent comes to Canada and must work hard to sponsor the rest of their family into
Canda
.
You can only sponsor a family member after you become financially stable in Canada and can support those who you sponsor into the country. Slide7
Refugees
Unlike Immigrant, refugees have been displaced from their country and cannot return home.
The flee to escape torture, persecution or death, often from war torn countries.
There is a limited number of refugees that are allowed to immigrate to Canada each year.
With few possessions, special programs are put in place to help refugees. Slide8
Economic Immigrants
For economic immigrants and point system is in place to determine if applicants have the necessary characteristics to settle successfully in Canada.
This evaluation has six factors of interest: education, official language, proficiency, work experience, age, pre-arranged employment in Canada, adaptability.
Passing rate if 67/100Slide9
Factors of Immigration
Certain factors encourage people to leave their country and move to a new one
Push factors : encourage a person to leave their country.
Pull factors: encourage a person to move to a new country
Pause for Thought: What factors might pull immigrants to Canada from the United States? Slide10
Immigration to CanadaSlide11
Migration Patterns in Canada
Since Canada is so diverse, quality of life varies from region to region.
When people leave province, it is called
out-migration
, while in-migration is when people come to live permanently in a province or territory. Slide12
Interprovincial Migration
There are many reasons people move from province to province
Steady employment
Higher wages
Alberta, with its economic boom, has the largest net in-migration of any province or territory. Slide13
Interprovincial Migration (p.181)Slide14
Impact of Interprovincial Migration
Interprovincial migration plays an important role in Canada’s economy. When people leave a province, the economic growth will go down.
It also changes the makeup of a province. Most migrants have post secondary and are young (15-44).