Chapter #5 : Immigration

How well does Canadas immigration laws and policies respond to

IMMIGRATION ISSUES

Outcomes for Chapter 5:

Assess, critically, how legislative processes attempt to address
emerging issues of immigration by exploring and reflecting upon the
following questions and issues:
What factors influence immigration policies in Canada (i.e., economic,
political, health, security)?
How are changes to Canadian policies on immigration and refugees a
reflection of world issues?
What impact does increasing immigration have on Aboriginal peoples and
communities?
How are provincial governments able to influence and implement
immigration policies?
How is the implementation of immigration policies in Qubec an attempt to
strengthen the French language in North America?
What is the relationship between immigration policies in Canada and the
rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
To what extent does Canada benefit from immigration?

Key terms/concepts to know:

Immigration
Refugee
Point System

KEY QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

What factors should shape Canadas immigration policies most:

economic, political, health and/or security?
o What is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act? (p. 167)
o How as immigration policy changed in response to security
concerns? (p. 178-179)

Why do you think Canadas immigration policies have changed over

time? How do you think they might change in the future?
o How are Canadas immigration laws today different than in the
past? (p. 173)
o How as immigration policy changed in response to security
concerns? (p. 178-179)

What criteria do you consider to be most important in accepting

immigrants into Canada? In other words who should be allowed in, and
who should not be allowed to enter, and why?
o Canadas Point System for accepting immigrants? (p. 169- 172)
o How does health factor into qualifying as an immigrant?

To what extent should the Canadian government restrict immigration?

o What is Canadas policy towards refugees? (p. 177)
o Objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2002
(p. 177)

MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Using the information in the cartoon to answer questions

1 and 2

1. The image in the carton reinforces which message held by some in

the international
community?
a. Canada has excellent border security and screening
processes for immigrants
b. Canada has poor border security but excellent screening
for immigrants
c. Canada has poor border security
d. Canada has a poor method of screening immigrants
2.

A critic of the message in this cartoon would cite which evidence to

argue against the cartoonists position?
a. Canada has high standards of immigration as evidenced
by the point system

b. Canada has high standards of immigration as evidenced

by the NAFTA agreement
c. Canada screens applicants based on their religious
beliefs
d. Canada screens applicants based on their political
affiliations

Using the following cartoon answer questions 3 to 5

3. In the cartoonist opinion skilled workers face

a. No obstacles in attempting to enter a new country to work
b. Few obstacles in attempting to enter a new country to work
c. Many obstacles in attempting to enter a new country to
work in any field
d. Many obstacles in attempting to enter a new country to
work in their skilled field
4. In Canada, this applicant would be attmepting to enter Canada under
which class?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Family class
Refugee calss
Economic immigrant
Other

5. A person who supports the policy shown in the cartoon would make
which argument?
a. Skilled workers from other countries are not needed in the
Canadian workforce
b. The standards of certification for skilled workers in other
countries may not be as difficult as in Canada
c. We need to protect skilled workers from abuse by Canadian
employeers
d. The only shortages that exist in the Canadian labour
market are in the unskilled labour market

In the last decade, Canada's immigration and refugee policies have changed
and there are more limitations on who can apply to be an immigrant or
refugee in Canada, and different criteria are used to assess the suitability of
potential refugees and immigrants.

6. The recent changes to Canada's immigration and refugee policies are mostly a result
of:
A) Overcrowding and a lack of resources in Canada.
B) World events and security concerns.
C) An excess of people applying to be immigrants or refugees to Canada.
D) A diminished need in Canada for immigrants or refugees to boost our economy
and population.

7. Canada's use of a points system to assess the suitability of potential

immigrants is used to assess all of the following with the exception of their:

A) age and health to assess their impact on Canada's health care system.
B) familiarity with Canadian customs and tolerance for Canada's sometime extreme
weather conditions, to assess their ability to adapt to life in Canada.
C) education, work experience and job prospects to assess their ability to contribute
in a positive way to Canada's society and economy.
D) family or support systems in Canada to assess their level of support in adapting to
and establishing themselves in Canadian society.