Ethnic Mosaic In Canada

Canada is internationally recognized as a culturally diverse nation that emphasizes the concept of “The Mosaic”. No other country in the world encompasses inhabitants from so many different backgrounds who exhibit strong loyalty towards Canada, while still preserving their cultural heritage. This is contrasted to the American ideal of the "Melting Pot", which attempts to shape all of their citizens into a set mold. Canada’s philosophy is believed to be more effective and respectful than that which is possessed by our American neighbours. The following will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, and analyze the impact of the structures on each country’s society.

Canada is referred to as a ‘land of immigrants’ since a large number of newcomers have settled here and helped to enhance and preserve its ethnicity and diversity. Every country has its own norms and principles in accommodating new immigrants and assisting them to settle down. However, not all the immigrants are fortunate enough to sustain the uncertain circumstances that they had foreseen before migrating to a new country. While in the process of adjusting to a new society, these settlers are often reminded of the fact that they are not in their own country. Such circumstances put them in a tight spot of returning back to their homeland. Thus, taking instances from the writings of Mehri Yalfani, Isabel Vincent and Himani Benerji, the facts that new immigrants have to come across various complications throughout their journey of settlement to a new country, are being raised in the subsequent part of this journal. Moreover, the issues related to racism in Canada and the assurance of equality and freedom from racial discrimination to the Canadians are also reflected below.

But why people choose Canada? What does Canada have to offer to receive this high ratio of immigrants who settle down in this country each year? It is actually a really easy, however complex fact. The quality of life in Canada is absolutely first-rate, and Canada is constantly receiving awards and accolades to affirm this. Canada, simply, ranked the most livable country each year. Immigrants not only seek better jobs and economy, it is really important to them how people treat them here. As a free country, every nation and religion is accepted and immigrants can practice their beliefs without begin shamed for it. Of course, it’s not only the freedom they are looking for. The opportunities for employment in Canada are plentiful, and potential migrants with a skilled trade behind them will find that their chances of successfully applying for migration to Canada are significantly increased. Opportunities are also very wide for businessmen and investors whose work will help to increase Canada’s already flourishing economy. As a huge country, Canada was always in need of labor, and for economic reasons immigration kept increasing. One factor is that Canada has one of the

In Immigration Au Canada : Un Portrait De La Population Née À L'étranger, Tina Chui, Kelly Tran and Hélène Maheux focus on native countries of immigrants in order to determine the top countries of immigrants. However, they also focus on immigrants’ integration, adaptation, and choices of life. In addition, they briefly examine the Canadian immigration policy. For instance, often the Canadian government prefers immigrants that will directly contribute to the economy. Those who already known French or English are privileged, hence it is not surprising that Europe is in the top 3 location from where the majority of immigrants come. Once in Canada, must of immigrants have to redo their studies as here their diplomas are not recognize. Personally,

Canadian multiculturalism represents a form of ethnic regime through the powerful impact of multiculturalism in Canada, which recognizes variety of cultures and ethnicities. According to the Ethnicity and Ethnic Regimes lecture, multiculturalism is an “ideology that represents a set of social and political values that undergird the cultural pluralism model of governance” (Galabuzi, “Ethnicity and Ethnic Regimes slides,” 2015,). According to Canadian heritage mentioned in Ethnicity and Ethnic Regimes lecture, multiculturalism is “a relationship between Canada and the Canadian people. Our citizenship gives us equal rights and equal responsibilities.

Canada may not be a good place for immigrants because the government is extractive. The take of the land from Indigenous people is ongoing. Many indigenous girls are murdered around Canada and the government does not do anything to stop that. Canada is committed to free trade, multiculturalism on paper, but these policies do not apply in real-life. Even today, the government is still extracting land “the crime of indigenous girl should only have been a crime with no social implications”. Are those girls murdered because they are part of the minority or just a regular crime of people? There is no possible reconciliation between indigenous people and the government. In 2002, a female indigenous had to fast for 6 weeks to have the attention of

Life is hard when you are forced to move to a new country, and follow the rules of a new culture. As a person growing up in Canada I am thankful my parents moved here, but hearing their stories of struggle makes me feel sorry, and lucky that I didn’t have to go through the same. Being a first generation Canadian, I think that Canada does make it hard to adapt, but at the same time, they are very accepting of other cultures. As Canada continues to become a cultural mosaic, and different races, beliefs, and cultures live together as one, some may feel left behind. The stories Why My Mother Can’t Speak English by Garry Engkant, and Growing up Native by Carol Geddes show a mix of hardships and acceptances that people from different cultures go through to adapt to European/Canadian cultures that have been present in the past, and are present now. I feel as a whole, Canada does a good job at preaching multiculturalism and inclusion, and doing things to help immigrants, but there are many cases in which people still feel left behind in the past, and now, because this is a culture in which communicating “our way” makes things easier, unfortunately.

In present day Canada, it has widely become known that multiculturalism is a fact of Canadian life. The numbers back this statement as Statistics Canada shows that nearly 6,264,800 people identified themselves as a member of a visible minority group which, represented 19.1% of the total population. Multiculturalism is defined as “the co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviours”. With this definition, the crucial points become “co-existence of diverse cultures” and “customary behaviors”. In Canada, the numbers show that there exists a large number of visible minority people, around 6,264,800 to be exact, but the real question becomes does this Canada see multiculturalism the same way as the definition? Furthermore, the real question becomes: do new immigrants need to change or adapt in order to co-exist and “fit in” within the Canadian society/culture? In the shortest possible answer, Yes. Immigrants do need to change and adhere to Canadian customs and norms, and most important of all: Canadian rules and laws. To elaborate, this doesn’t suggest for the immigrants to forget to assimilate and give up their culture, immigrants freely choose their new citizenship because they want to be Canadians 2. This change should be limited to a certain extent. Lastly this change is unlikely to happen without Canadian support. In the past, and even today condescending guidelines and racism has

opportunity to migrate to Canada and join our ever-growing work force and labor market bring

The composition of Canada’s population today is very different than it was many decades ago. In years prior to World War II Canada’s ethnic homegenetity was made up of mostly the British and French, although Canada was previously inhabited by Natives. However, people began a migration process that saw increased movement of people from one place to another through the world. Canada, being one of the classical migration countries began to pull immigrants at one period, then a push occurred after the world war that saw emigration out of Canada. This was followed by another period of pull factors that saw an expansion in the makeup of Canada’s ethnic population. According to Beaujot (2003) these push and pull factors are based on immigrant social and life course choices. The following are some of the ways that migration have influenced the ethnic

Currently, Canada’s economic base is quite strong considering its developed status and demographic factors. These include the birth rate death rate, GDP, natural increase rate, dependancy load, life expectancy, etc. Also, I will explain the current immigration situation in Canada, its importance, and its potential future, as well as further factors that may effect the immigration to Canada. I will also briefly write about Canada’s First Nation people, their current situation residing in Canada, and what the future has inscribed for them. The future will bring a completely brand new perspective towards Canada, not only for its citizens, but also its surrounding countries. I have accumulated some thoughts on the account of Canada 's future.

Canada is a place known to be a multiculturalism country to many. Although it is meant to be a positive thing in many minds, it is also tended to be a negative thing. This is shown in the essays “No Place Like Home” by Neil Bissondath, and “Immigrants, Multiculralism, and Canadian citizenship” by Will Kymlicka. Both essay make powerful points to why multiculturalism is negative, but also shows the method that the authors use to write such as racism, how both author’s use the pathos and logos method, but also false premises.

In my opinion, most research I have come across is based on how immigrants’ identities are being shaped by dominant Canadian culture. However, not a lot of research is being done on how they themselves have, and are able to incorporate their own culture into Canadian society. Therefore, I was very interested in finding research that focuses on how immigrant communities have done so. The focus of this paper is to provide information on the importance of immigrant involvement and participation in society, and how this in turn can help in their integration into Canadian communities. Through the use of academic research, I argue, that it is through immigrant involvement in the creation of services and policies that cater to immigrant social, financial,

Immigrants today now have the privilege of entering and residing in Canada but along with this privilege, there are also barriers that impede their integration and deprive them of equal opportunity in the society. The undervaluing of foreign education and credentials has emerged over the years as a huge obstacle faced by recent immigrants who seek employment in the areas that they have been trained, and worked in for decades in their respective home countries. For years, newcomers in Canada have been denied inclusion into the Canadian labour market simply because of policies that were

The quantity of individuals who are into Canada is consistently expanding as seen somewhere around 2001 and 2006, the quantity of remotely conceived individuals expanded by 13.6%, and by, 2006 Canada had developed to have 34 ethnic groups with no less than one hundred thousand individuals each, of which eleven have more than 1,000,000 individuals and various others are spoken to in littler sums. 16.2% of the populace self-distinguishes as a noticeable minority (Statistics Canada, 2011). This massive immigration has ensured that multiculturalism in Canada has never faced any threat of collapse. The Canadians know that the only way different cultures are going to strive in the country is by supporting legal immigration of people from various parts of the world into the country. By allowing the settlement of immigrants, multiculturalism in Canada was being