Immigration Flashcards
(13 cards)
What’s Immigration?
The process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in a country that is not their home country.
What’s a Policy?
A plan of action or set of rules created by the government to guide decisions and solve problems.
What’s the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
A Canadian law, passed in 2002, that sets the rules for who can come to Canada as an immigrant or refugee, and how they are treated.
What’s Labor Force Growth?
The increase in the number of people available to work in a country. It includes:
People entering the workforce (like young adults finishing school)
New immigrants who come to Canada and start working
What are the categories that you can enter Canada under?
Family class -Spouses, partners, children, parents and grandparents of people living in Canada.
Economic immigrants - Skilled workers and business people.
Refugee - People who are escaping persecution, torture or cruel and unusual punishment.
Other - People who are accepted as immigrants for humanitarian or compassionate reasons.
What’s a Refugee?
A person who flees their home country because they are in danger or fear persecution.
What’s the point system and why do we use it?
A method used by the Canadian government to evaluate and select immigrants based on specific criteria like skills, education, and experience.
Only used with Economic and other immigrants.
-100 points total - need 67 to be able to come in.
What are the objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
-Reunite families in Canada
-Pursue social, cultural and economic benefits for all Canadians
-Support the development of minority official language communities
-Respect the bilingual and multicultural character of Canada
-Share the benefits of immigration and support a prosperous economy across all regions of Canada
What factors influence immigration policies in Canada?
-Economic
-Social and Political
-Health and Safety
What are some Economic factors of immigration?
-Increase the labor force
-Fill labor shortages (Skilled or unskilled)
-More taxpayers
-Younger workforce
-Immigrants cannot have financial problems (Bankruptcy)
What are some Social and Political factors of immigration?
-Increase cultural diversity
-Promote bilingualism
-Support French language commodities
-Protect refugees
-Better standard of living for immigrants
-Reunite families
What are some Health and Safety/security factors of immigration?
-The health and safety of Canadians must be protected:
-No health problems which could place excessive demand on Canadian healthcare
-Not contagious
-Not a security risk (Mental disorders, terrorism or crime)
What is the Singh decision?
Satnam Singh came to Canada from India seeking refugee status.
His case was rejected, but the Immigration Act of 1976 did not allow him to state his case or to appeal the government’s decision
The Court declared that the Immigration Act did not allow Singh the right to life, liberty and security of the person, and the right not to be deprived of these basic rights, even though they are granted to all Canadians.
The result-
In 1985, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the 1976 Immigration Act was in violation of Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Individuals claiming refugee status in Canada are granted the right to attend a hearing in person and are provided with the necessities of life while going through the process, which is supposed to be conducted quickly and fairly.
