Chapter Thirteen Immigrants: History Flashcards
When and what was the open-door policy in Canada
Before 1906. Immigrants were welcomed in and out of Canada.
What were the reasons for an open-door policy?
Low birth rates, labour shortages, plenty of jobs, economic changes, anti-communist settlement, the desire to challenge racism, and minority groups had more power.
When were the first immigration acts created?
1906 and 1910.
What did the first immigration acts do?
Restricted immigration more. Asian people were particularly unwelcome.
What did the new Immigration Act of 1953 do?
Reflected views that people who were not white would face troubles in the Euro-Canadian society. Made it difficult for people from less favoured countries to immigrate to Canada.
When was the Canadian Bill of Rights passed?
1960.
What did the Canadian Bill of Rights do for immigration?
The bill stated that the government could not discriminate against anyone based on their sex, gender, race, or ethnic origin. This made the immigration process less strict.
What did the new Immigration Act of 1967 do?
It reflected the Bill of Rights. The points system was created which slowed the rate of immigration.
What did the new Immigration Act of 1976 do?
Preferences for immigrants who were entrepreneurs or investors. Projected the quota of immigration to one to three years. The government had to step in and help with refugees, help immigrants adapt, and reunite families.
What was the points system based on?
Objective criteria like education, age, the opportunity for employment, occupation, and ability to speak English or French.
What were some problems with the Immigration Act shown in the 1980s?
Complicated immigration process, quotas made it so that more extended family was immigrating than economic immigrants, a large number of illegal aliens, and the immigration process became a burden for social programs.
How did the government amend the Immigration Act in 1997?
They created three classes of applications. These included economic class, family class, and refugee class.
What did the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in 2001 do?
There was less emphasis on reuniting families and more emphasis on economic immigrants.
How did the government amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in 2008?
They expanded options for economic immigrants.
What did the expanded economic class look like?
There were five different reasons why an immigrant can get into Canada for economic purposes. Experience class, Federal skilled worker class, business immigration class, provincial-nominee class, and Quebec-selected skilled worker class.
