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Geo unit one questions
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- 1How many immigrants come to Canada each yearAbout 250,000
- 2What criteria does Canada use to determine if someone can immigrate to Canada?Canada's government looks for immigrants from the age range of 21 to 49, with university degrees, work experience, good language abilities, the point system state of economy, and jobs available
- 3What are economic immigrants?what percent of immigrants are in this category?Economic immigrants are people selected for their skills and ability to contribute to Canada's economy .2/3 of immigrants are in this category
- 4What are family class immigrants? Why is this class of immigrants important?Family class immigrants can be spouses/partners/dependent on those who live in Canada. These immigrants can help with economy and population growth.
- 5How does the refugee process work? Why do you think it's important for Canada to accept immigrants as refugees?You can make a refugee claim when you arrive via land, sea or air. Or, you can make one if you are sponsored by the Canadian government or private group. I think it's important to accept immigrants as refugees because they could be stuck in war bound areas, hated/killed for their religion are being discriminated because of their race
- 6Which three countries do most immigrants to Canada emigrate from?China, India and the Philippines (1/3 of immigrant intake)
- 7Aside from immigration, what are some other reasons people enter Canada?Tourist, students, illegal immigrants are not included
- 8Why are business class immigrants important?I think this class of immigrants is fair because it gives people the chance to start a new business and call family over
- 9Which three continents provide the least immigrants to Canada? Why do you think this is? How many Canada attract more immigrants from these continents?North America, Australia and south America gives us the least immigrants. I think this is because most of Canada is in North America and Australia and South America are like Canada. They have good job opportunities and good health care. Canada might receive immigrants from these continents if a natural disaster occurs.
- 10Which two continents provide the most immigrants to Canada?why do you think that is?Europe and Asia give us the most immigrants. Perhaps for better job opportunities and better education
- 11Name two countries that have only become major sources of immigration?Portugal, India, Jamaica
- 12Why do sources of immigration change over the years?They change because of economic and political conditions.
- 13Two periods when immigration was high and low and what factors cause themHigh
1910- great expansion of western Canada
1990- good economic times
Low
1870-1900- poor economic times
1930-1940's- depression and world war 2 - 14Which provinces attract the most immigrants?Ontario attracts 24% of the immigrants while BC attracts 23%
- 15Give three reasons why these provinces attract more immigrantsImmigrants to us to live in large cities and populated provinces because of stores, entertainment facilities and religious/cultural organizations
- 16Could this pattern change in the years to come? Why or why not?We can't predict because we don't know which countries will have political and economic conditions that will encourage immigration to Canada
- 17Does this current immigration system benefit Canada? ExplainYes. If the Canadian economy needs more workers with the particular skill, they will be getting more points
- 18Does it benefit the country from which immigrants come? ExplainYes and no. Yes, because if the population is too high and some people immigrate it can help with economy. No, because if the economy is low and more people leave the economy could suffer greatly
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