Canada & Multiculturalism. Who is Canadian? Michelle Jean 1 st black Govenor-General of Canada David...
-
Upload
victoria-kelley-potter -
Category
Documents
-
view
226 -
download
0
Transcript of Canada & Multiculturalism. Who is Canadian? Michelle Jean 1 st black Govenor-General of Canada David...
Who is Canadian?
Who is Canadian?Michelle Jean1st black Govenor-General of Canada
David SuzukiEnvironmental Activist
Pamela AndersonActress
Adrienne ClarksonJournalist and former Govenor-General of Canada
Blonde hair + blue eyes = Canadian
Red hair + hazel eyes = Canadian
But…
Black hair + brown eyes = Canadian
Brown hair + brown eyes = Canadian
Immigration
• process of migrating to live permanently in another country
• few Canadians have experienced immigration, but all have parent, grandparent or distant relative who came to Canada as a stranger
• all Canadians share an immigrant past there would be no Canada without immigration
Immigration Trends
Wave #1French settlement of Quebec and
AcadiaAmerican and European
entrepreneursBritish military
personnel
Wave #2British and Irish after War of 1812Irish after Potato Famine 1846-1849
Wave #3Europe pre WW1, 1910-1913
Wave #4Europe, 1957
Wave #5Post 1970s – mainlyvisible minoritiesfrom developing worldex. S Asia, China
Multicultural Country
Multi Cultural Many Countries
Canada’s population is made up of people from many different ethnic
backgrounds.
2001 census - Statistics Canada
– Visible minorities - 16.2% of population South Asian 4%, Chinese 3.9%, Black 2.5%, Filipino 1.1%
– Non-visible minorities – German 10.18%, Italian 4.63%, Ukrainian 3.87%, Dutch 3.87%, Polish 3.15%, Russian 1.60%, Norwegian 1.38%, Portuguese 1.32%, Swedish 1.07%
Multicultural Country
• Official policies exist to protect cultural diversity
–Multiculturalism Act, 1988– Immigration– Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms– 2 official languages, but reality is quite
different
Canadian Multiculturalism Act, 1988
• Objectives:– Recognize and promote that
multiculturalism is a fundamental characteristic of Canadian heritage and identity
– Foster recognition and appreciation of diverse cultures of Canadian society
– Preserve and enhance the use of languages other than French and English, while strengthening the status and use of Canada’s official languages
Immigration
• 3 types of immigration classes– family class (closely related persons of
Canadian residents)– independent immigrants (admitted on
the basis of a point system that account for age, health and labour-market skills required for cost effectively inducting the immigrants into Canada's white-collar or blue-collar labour market)
– refugees seeking protection
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms- guarantees certain political rights
and civil rights of everyone from the policies and actions of all levels of government
- designed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights
- signed into law by Queen Elizabeth II of Canada on April 17, 1982
Canada’s Aboriginal Groups
• First Nations – indigenous people of North America, living in Canada, who are not Metis or Inuit
• Metis – First Nations or Inuit married European settlers
• Inuit – indigenous people living in the northern regions near the Arctic
Canada is a land made up of people from many
different cultural backgrounds so it is
difficult to define Canadian culture.
Cultural Mosaic
Canada is viewed as a Cultural Mosaic – people of different cultural
backgrounds living together while maintaining their own distinct cultural
characteristics.