Assignment 3: How Does the Point System Apply to Iranians? Outline In nineteen seventy nine Iran had a revolution called the Islamic revolution or Iranian revolution, where the Pahlavi dynasty, the last Iranian monarchy was overthrown and Iranian government was replaced with the Islamic Republic; a theocratic-republican government led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. This revolution created political instability by getting rid of many freedoms that Iranians were accustomed to under the monarchy, and were facing dangerous life situations. Many Iranian immigrants desired Canada over other western countries because of the point system that Canada had from 1967. The point system divided the Iranian immigrants into four classes: the family class; whose point went towards immigrant relatives of Canadian citizens. The independent class; rewarded to immigrants with economic means to invest, self employ, or self sustain. The refugee class; given to those whose human rights had been violated, and the skilled workers class; immigrants with relevant work experience and education could be …show more content…
2007. "ENHANCING POLICY CAPACITY ON THE ISSUE OF FOREIGN CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION." Canadian Issues / Thèmes Canadiens 55-58. America: History & Life, EBSCOhost (accessed August 6, 2015). This article describes that role the Canadian immigration had toward skilled immigrants by not accepting their credentials, in which the article’s hypothesis is that it might be related to the fact of Canadian openness towards immigrant in general. The method of investigation is looking at previous case studies. The conclusion of the article states that Canada must improve its immigration polices as more immigrants are coming, and that Canada should become more open-minded toward the skilled immigrant, which is also the main argument. This article restates my research question. Barriers to employment and utilization of highly skilled Iranians in Greater Vancouver Regional
Is Canada really open for ALL immigrants? In this essay it is going to talk about if Canada is open to all in the 1945-2015. In Canada, immigration policy was into effect and stayed unchanged until 1962, when Canada's universal and policy not making an unfair distinction between different categories of people. In the later years in Canada, we have made our country’s immigration policy free to everyone. In 2006, Canada made a policy that if you score 67 points or higher (out of 100), that you may qualify to immigrate to Canada as a federal skilled worker.
This article, Why Immigration is a chequebook issue, is written by David Olive, a writer in the business section of the Toronto Star. This article was written in October of 2015, which is just when the oil price, the backbone of Canada’s economy, began to fall. This implies that Olive’s article was created in order to bring up the issue of immigration and how it may have an impact in this crucial time of Canada's economy. Olive’s stance on the issue of immigration is that immigrants will make Canada more advanced economically and technologically. Throughout this article, Olive uses a positive tone toward immigrants, explaining how they will benefit Canada, through saying that immigrants are accountable for Canada's “unlikely high standard
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.
In the early 1900’s immigration to Canada was only granted for those who seemed to suit the Canadian parliament’s view and description of a “Valuable immigrant”. The government’s description on an immigrant with value was: “Someone who was a capable farmer, flexible, hardworking and able to withstand extremes in climate.” However the catch was that people outside of most British nations and people of color, were not welcomed to migrate to Canada. For instance, people of Asian background were charged a “head tax” of $200, while people of south Asian backgrounds weren’t even considered to be looked upon as potential immigrants’. It wasn’t until the Immigration Act of 1976, which granted people permission from around the world to migrate to Canada. This act was directed and created by Canada’s 15th Prime
The Canadian government portrays the country as a land of new beginnings, where people go to start a better life for themselves and their families. With much to offer to newcomers, including the promises of safety, security and healthcare, the vast selection of jobs and education, and an overall high quality of living, many immigrants have chosen and will continue to choose Canada as their new home country. Canadian officials take pride in accepting and embracing multiculturalism - as Canada is often referred to as a country of cultural mosaic in contrast to the idea of the American ‘melting pot’. This image of Canada overlooks the ill-advised past actions that have taken place, much the same way as it disregards the subtle discrimination that
On the 15th of January 2015, an interview was conducted with Larry Cole, who is the education and research officer in office of the fairness commissioner. This office was created to provide services to those whose credentials are not recognized in Ontario. Larry was interviewed to get an insight of how office of the fairness commissioner response and address issues related to the non-recognition of foreign credentials in Toronto. Non recognition of foreign credentials is a social issue that is generally believed to be affecting many immigrants in Canada and is considered a cause of poverty. In my previous paper, I discussed that non recognition of foreign credential is one of the causes of poverty amongst women of color in Toronto. I am going to examine the response of this issue by office of the fairness commissioner and the impact it has on the community.
A system was put in place to make it obtainable for the best and brightest Chinese immigrants to migrate to Canada. Once the Chinese immigrants migrated, they found themselves at a loss; as the required degrees and experience that Canada says they want, often does not lead to a position in his/her chosen field. In Canada, job discrimination is easy to see, but almost impossible to prove. Chinese immigrants tend to take the brunt of the discrimination. A Chinese mechanical engineer could end up being a convince store owner or a general laborer; this is due to the potential bias attitude combined with little to no English and/or French speaking
Now, after more than thirty years of multiculturalism as an official state policy, people in Canada learned more about different people and cultures. (Multicultural Education Policies in Canada and the United States, P. 9) As a result the Canadian society became more accepting and inclusive toward immigrants because they now understand more about the immigrants.. It also can be seen that the decision of having a friendlier attitude towards immigrants is not a decision taken by Canadian citizens because they wanted to do so, neither because the society reflected on itself actions in the past nor realized that this was the right thing to do, but because they were forced by
The work of the Canadianization of foreigners will require close supervision if it is to be well done. Its organization and direction at many places must be put in charge of an instructor who is possessed of a strong desire to render a worthwhile service and yet realizes the full import of the work from the standpoint of both the foreign-born and the native born.
A key challenge the idea of Canada as a racially-inclusive society are the events surrounding immigration policy throughout its history. Two periods of history which display this are the events regarding Chinese and Asian immigration, and Indian immigration. Each of these moments display how the Canadian government used its power to ensure Canada was a white supremacist state. In the case of Chinese immigrants, the state used rigorous measures to reduce immigration, and initiatives to ensure individuals to did immigrate were not successful.
Canada and the issue of racism in society has been an issue for many years. Recently, our country has created new laws or altered old ones to prevent discrimination that exists in society today. In this paper, I will argue that only through recent years Canada has tried to battle discrimination through the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedom, the modification of the Immigration Act and the creation of the Human Rights Act in Canada. First I will provide background information about discrimination, racism and prejudice. Secondly, I will discuss the creation of the Charter and Rights and Freedom and the creation help deplete discrimination towards minorities. Also, the alteration of the Immigration Act in Canada gave minorities the opportunity to be equal. Then, I will discuss the Human Rights Act and how those modifications are leading Canada in the right direction for a lesser
The Iranian Revolution was an uprising by the common people of Iran who were upset about the doings of their Shah and his government. The Shah’s treatment of his own people can be characterized as unjust and cruel. After all, he severely limited the rights of groups whom he felt threatened his power to rule. He opposed the political rights of religious Shiite groups, which especially enraged Iranians, and led to the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini. The Ayatollah was a religious leader who would overthrow the Shah and establish a proper Islamic State in the nation. Ever since, the so called Islamic Revolution has raised concern over the dangers that Iran may pose to the Western world. Nevertheless, the Iranian Revolution was a progressive movement that reflected the major concerns of Iranians towards corruption in government, all with the intention of removing injustices and enforcing rightful liberties and common needs.
This article comprehensively analyzes how the Canadian government aimed to accomplish different policy objectives in order to make immigration processes simpler: “These programs generally increase the participation by the provincial governments and employers in the selection of immigrants; increase the use of temporary foreign workers, and give the federal government more authority to control the flow of immigrants of particular types.” . The Canadian government implements new programs in order to make the selection of immigrants much more efficient. The Canadian government states specifically how their future programs will increase the participation of various governments and employers in selecting immigrants. Secondly, the article describes how the difficulty of applying for immigration status has increased over the years due to Canada’s government regulations: There is a wide variety of criteria for the selection of economic immigrants. For example, the PN program has up to 60 streams in which an immigrant can apply, each with different criteria. There are many streams to which an immigrant can apply, meaning that these government agencies that aim to accept certain immigrants are all based on various criteria. They do not aim to accept all immigrants that apply for immigration, but
“An immigrant who can bring with him work for twelve people is to be welcomed with open arms even in a industrial colossus like the United States - welcomed anywhere it would seem but in Canada...Not only have the refugees brought work, but they have brought new customers”, (Document, 9).
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