Justin Trudeau once said, “Canada was built around a very simple premise. A premise that you can work hard and succeed and build a future for yourselves and your kids, and that future for your kids would be better than the one you had.” For centuries, Canada has been built on this simple, yet fundamental principle which has driven the economy to be successful and the current generation to be optimistic for the future. Canadian celebrities set an example for Canada’s citizens and show them that they…
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changed drastically, welcoming more immigrants into the country day by day. When immigration first became a normalized concept in Canada, the goal was for all immigrants to conform to Canadian culture, leaving most of what they have from their homeland behind. However, after challenges to this idea arose arguing that cultural diversity could benefit Canada, opinions towards immigration began to change and immigrants were encouraged to preserve their own culture. At this time, Canada began to evolve from…
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INTRODUCTION Canada is a huge geographical magnitude with a large number of notable indigenous people and composed of mixed and exclusive cultures. Canada identity alludes to distinct cultures, attributes and feature of being a citizen of Canada. The image that represent Canadians and Canada from other cultures and peoples of the world is the identity of Canada. A bilingual speaking country which focuses on establishing a law-abiding citizen. Building a strong social support of ethnic…
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connections between women’s suffrage, the creation of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and a bigger focus on figures such as Nellie McClung, helped to create Canada’s presents as a safe and welcoming nation based on equality. The history behind these acts of equality helped to establish Canada as becoming a welcoming multicultural environment. Events that occurred in the 1900s help to explain the current rights women have in the 21st century. Specifically, the suffrage of women is a main contributor…
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Chinese immigration to Canada: A History of Unremittingness Lingjun Li (LIL1D1203) February 13, 2013 Instructor: Dale McCartney Chinese immigration to Canada: A History of Unremittingness It is a tale of perseverance that the contribution Chinese put lots of effort in for Canada. From 1881 to 1884, over 15,000 Chinese men came to Canada. About 6,500 of these were employed directly by the Canadian Pacific Railways. For all intents and purposes, it should not be ignored that in the process…
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into the country, and others are ignored when they come into Canada.1 Does this affect the way they think about the country, and how they “survive” in an alien country? This essay will be addressing if it is the way people are welcomed, or if it is something else causing immigrants to feel the way they do about the country. Some people would argue, would this information give humanity any security knowing what caused these immigrants to process and think about the country in the way they do? Others…
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Project Group – Welcoming Skilled Migrants to Thuringia Student: Liza Valença Ramos Improving Communication: language-related aspects I. Why should we work on language-related aspects for skilled migration? It is well known that the German economy is being pressured by the aging of the population and that many resources are being used to attenuate this issue. One of these many initiatives is to attract skilled migrants. Great idea actually, but not new, and not used just by Germany, creating…
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enough cause for anyone to search for a better life; a life in which there is a belief that all of your biggest dreams can come true. This is the belief that many immigrants have about the United States. They naively believe for it to be the “land of opportunity”. Originally the United States was founded and settled by immigrants. Many immigrants, such as Mexicans, Eastern Europeans, Jews, and others from countries around the world came to America to escape war, poverty, famine, and/or religious prosecution…
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people have been fighting their way into the country for decades. However, it is becoming more and more of a problem each decade that passes. With the United States border being so close to Mexico it is now seeing the highest population of illegal immigrants to date. The rising population is due to the lack of jobs in their country, poor pay and bad work environments. It has become the issue it has because the US is now having problems with high taxes, steep insurance costs and new laws. Even though…
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Two Nations America and Canada are both distinguished countries, but what important factors separate and bring the two together? At first glance, America and Canada share many similarities because they are geographic neighbors. However, the two countries also have many differences as well. In Margaret Atwood’s, A View from Canada, she discusses her life growing up in Northern Quebec, Canada and how her experiences have impacted her perspective of America. Attwood’s taste of both worlds have brought…
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