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2 days ago · "The bottom line is we have to fix our immigration, get back to the best system in the world, the one that brought my wife here as a refugee legally and lawfully, the one that brought so many ...
- Who Is Responsible For Immigration?
- 19th Century Immigration to Canada
- Early 20th Century: Racial and National Restrictions
- Post-War Period: Towards A Points System
- Immigration Act, 1976
- Emphasis on Economic Migration
- Changes in Modern Immigration Policy
Several federal government departments or agencies have been responsible for immigration policy since the Second World War: the Ministry of Mines and Resources (1936-1949), the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66, 1992–2016), the Department of Manpower and Immigration (1966-77), and the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (1...
In the 19th century, the movement of individuals and groups to Canada was largely unrestricted. This mostly “open door” policy encouraged white immigration to Canada and notably the settlement of Western Canada. (See also Immigration in Canada.) Canada was, however, not open to all. The first Immigration Act passed in 1869 and specifically discrimi...
After large cohorts of mostly European immigration came to Canada between 1903 and 1913, and a series of political upheavals and economic problems that followed the First World War (see Winnipeg General Strike), a much more restrictive immigration policy was implemented. Under a revised Immigration Act in 1919, the government excluded certain group...
Canada's restrictive immigration policies began to slowly and gradually ease after the Second World War, partly thanks to booming economic growth (and demand for labour) and partly due to changing social attitudes. In 1947 the formal ban on Chinese immigration was ended. However, in 1952, a new Immigration Act maintained Canada's discriminatory pol...
Immigration and population policies were overhauled substantially in 1975. After substantial consultation, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passed a new Immigration Act, 1976. The Act, which took effect in 1978, was a radical break from the past. It established for the first time in law the main objectives of Canada's immigra...
During the 1980s, policy makers instituted a program to encourage business people and entrepreneurs to immigrate to Canada, bringing their managerial skills and financial capital in order to create additional employment opportunities. Many immigrants have since brought substantial capital and jobs to Canada. Without more immigration, the decline in...
In 2001, after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Canada replaced its 1976 Immigration Act with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The new Act, which came into force in 2002, maintained many of the principles and policies of the previous one, including the various classes of immigrants. It also extended the family cla...
Aug 29, 2024 · Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he would rein in Canada's population growth if elected, claiming the Liberal government has "destroyed our immigration system" and insisting...
Jul 21, 2017 · 1930: In response to the Great Depression, the federal government dramatically curtails all immigration to Canada. 1947 : The Canadian Citizenship Act redefines Canadians as Canadians, not...
Oct 25, 2024 · In the face of criticism and plummeting approval ratings, the prime minister now says that his government miscalculated, and that Canada needs to “stabilise” its population growth so that public...
Oct 24, 2024 · Canada’s major changes to immigration targets met with widespread criticism. Business groups, opposition parties and the Ontario government react to Trudeau government’s major cut in...
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Mar 28, 2024 · Also, the law allowed the federal and provincial governments to collaborate on immigration. Refugees became a new official immigration category. In 1979, yet another change occurred. Canada allowed private groups (like churches) to sponsor refugees and their families.
