Immigration

Immigration push factors are…

• reasons people come to a new place

• reasons people leave their homelands

• reasons people begin working

• reasons people stop working

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

• Promise of a better life

• War or religious persecution

• Religious Freedom

• Better opportunities

Immigrants come to Canada to escape

• religious persecution

• Food shortages

• Lack of opportunities

• all of the above

An immigrant is:

• A person who leaves a new country

• A person who is discriminated against

• A person who comes to live in a foreign country

• A native

The definition of Refugee:

• Someone who willingly leaves their country for another

• A person who has been forced to leave their country because of something negative (war, natural disaster, etc.)

• An artifact made by someone who witnessed an event in history

What is an emigrant?

• a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
• a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
• a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
• a person who goes on vacation.

What is an migrant?

• a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
• a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
• a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
• a person who goes on vacation.

Which of the following are immigrants who come to Canada because they are spouses, partners, children, or parents of people who live in Canada?

• economic immigrants

• refugees

• business immigrants

• family class

For which of the following reasons is immigration an important way to build Canada's future?

• labour force growth

• demographic changes

• multiculturalism

• all answers listed are correct

Which one of the following is a criteria used to decide who is accepted as an immigrant to Canada?

• point system

• citizenship and immigration criteria

• labour force growth

• Statistics Canada