Social 9 - Ch 5 Immigration Vocab

The process of people establishing homes and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native country.

• Immigration

• Demographic

• Labour Force Growth

a program or list of actions to guide decisions and achieve outcomes

• Law

• Policy

• Point System

the characteristics of populations.

• Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

• Labour Force Growth

• Demographics

the criteria that is part of the system Canada uses to decide who may immigrate to Canada.

• Point System

• Chinese Head Tax

• Demographics

A binding rule, enforced by a recognized authority

• Law

• Policy

• Point System

a formal agreement

• Refugee

• Chinese Head Tax

• Accord

the set of laws Canada has with categories of people who can come to Canada to establish homes.

• Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

• Policy

• Point System

The category of immigrant that includes skilled workers and businesspeople

• Family Class

• Economic Class

• Refugee Class

The payment required of all Chinese who wanted to enter Canada between 1885-1923

• Refugee

• Chinese Head Tax

• Demographics

The category of immigrant that includes people who are escaping persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment.

• Family Class

• Economic Class

• Refugee Class