Canadian Immigration andCitizenship
Historical Waves of Immigrationto Canada
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Historical Waves of Immigrationto 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 acitizen.
2.Apply for citizenship.
3.Take the citizenship test, if you are between theages of 18 and 54.
4.Attend a citizenship ceremony, if you are 14 orolder
Who Can Apply to Be A Citizen?
To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen,you must meet the requirements in all of thefollowing areas:
•Criminal history (none)
Citizenship Ceremony
Questions from the CanadianCitizenship Test
Take the Canadian citizenship test and see ifyou can get these 20 sample questions correct.
Would you be able to Immigrate into Canada ifyou had to?
Did you pass?????
Issue – Where do ImmigrantsSettle in Canada?????
Using your textbook, read pages 216 – 217 on theissue of Where Immigrants Settle in Canada.Using your textbook, read pages 216 – 217 on theissue of Where Immigrants Settle in Canada.
When you are done reading the two pages, answerthe following questions at the bottom of page217.When you are done reading the two pages, answerthe following questions at the bottom of page217.
Questions: #1, 2 and 3.Questions: #1, 2 and 3.
Five Common Myths aboutImmigration:
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
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Five Common Myths aboutImmigration:
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 inCanada.”
Fact: Most immigrants who come to Canada are independent, welleducated, and have skills that make them successful in Canada.
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Five Common Myths aboutImmigration:
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.
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Top 10 source countries forimmigrants coming to CanadaHistorically (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
The Top 10 countries of origin forimmigrants to Canada between 2001 and2006
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 millionimmigrants.
•For the first time in 75 years,one in five Canadian residentswere born outside the country.
•Canada's per-capitaimmigration rate is roughlydouble that of the UnitedStates.