Canadian Immigration and Citizenship

Historical Waves of Immigration to Canada

1st refugees to Canada: Empire Loyalists from USA

Chinese workers came to work on railway system

Historical Waves of Immigration to Canada

Becoming a Canadian Citizen

If you want to become a Canadian citizen, you must follow several steps:

1.Determine if you are eligible to become a citizen. 2.Apply for citizenship.3.Take the citizenship test, if you are between the ages of 18 and 54.4.Attend a citizenship ceremony, if you are 14 or older

Who Can Apply to Be A Citizen?To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must meet the requirements in all of the following areas:

• Age (+18)•Permanent resident status•Time lived in Canada (3 years)•Language abilities (English or French)•Criminal history (none)•Knowledge of Canada (citizenship test)

Citizenship Ceremony

Questions from the Canadian Citizenship Test

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/immigration/citizenship-quiz.html

Take the Canadian citizenship test and see if you can get these 20 sample questions correct.

Would you be able to Immigrate into Canada if you had to?

Did you pass?????

Issue – Where do Immigrants Settle in Canada?????Using your textbook, read pages 216 – 217 on the Using your textbook, read pages 216 – 217 on the

issue of Where Immigrants Settle in Canada.issue of Where Immigrants Settle in Canada.

When you are done reading the two pages, answer When you are done reading the two pages, answer the following questions at the bottom of page the following questions at the bottom of page 217.217.

Questions: #1, 2 and 3.Questions: #1, 2 and 3.

Five Common Myths about Immigration:

Myth 1: “Immigrants steal our jobs.”

Fact: Immigrants actually create more jobs than take away.

Many are self employed and often create jobs for other

Canadians

Five Common Myths about Immigration:

Myth 2: “Canada doesn’t need immigrants-

we’re fine without them.”

Fact: Canada’s birth rate is declining and our population is aging.

Immigrants provide Canadian businesses and industries with more

workers and therefore this helps our economy.

Myth 3: “They don’t have the skills and education to be successful in Canada.”

Fact: Most immigrants who come to Canada are independent, well educated, and have skills that make them successful in Canada.

Five Common Myths about Immigration:

Myth 4: “Immigrants commit more crimes.”

Fact: The rate of crime for newcomers is actually half the rate of

those who were born in Canada.

Myth 5: “Immigration weakens our national identity.”

Fact: Multiculturalism helps promote Canadian identity that we as

a country are culturally diverse, interesting and a vibrant place to live.

Top 10 source countries for immigrants coming to Canada Historically (up until 1981):

1.United Kingdom 2.Italy 3.U.S. 4.Germany 5.Portugal 6.Netherlands 7.India 8.Poland 9.China 10.Countries of the former Yugoslavia

Immigration Patterns In Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/cp-census-immigration/index.html

The Top 10 countries of origin for immigrants to Canada between 2001 and 2006

1.China - 155,105 2.India - 129,140 3.Philippines - 77,880 4.Pakistan - 57,630 5.United States - 38,770 6.South Korea - 35,450 7.Romania - 28,080 8.Iran - 27,600 9.United Kingdom - 25,655 10.Colombia - 25,310

•Between 2001 and 2006, Canada admitted 1.1 million immigrants. •For the first time in 75 years, one in five Canadian residents were born outside the country. •Canada's per-capita immigration rate is roughly double that of the United States.