Immigration
Migration is the movement of people from one place to
another
• Migration can occur as result of push and pull factors
Immigration
Push factors are factors that force a person to move.
• They can include famine, war, disease, lack of jobs, over population
and drought
Immigration
Pull factors are factors that encourage a person to come to a
new place.
• They can include freedom, family, technology, better jobs, better
education.
Immigration
Canada accepts 3 types of immigrants
• Economic Immigrants – skilled workers and business immigrants
• Family Immigrants – spouses, children, parents, grandparents and
sometimes siblings
• Refugees – people who fear cruel treatment or death in their home
country
Historical Immigration Patterns
• Canadian Immigration Patterns
Historical Immigration Patterns
• Immigration to Canada has had periods of boom and bust. These
were caused by events that occurred both in Canada and in other
countries.
When?
1840s
19051914
What Happened?
Why?
Irish potato crop fails; facing
Arrival of thousands of Irish starvation, many Irish move
settlers
to Canada and other
countries
Canadian Government
Massive immigration from
wanted to settle the Prairies;
Eastern Europe to the
offered free land and other
Canadian West
incentives to immigrants
Historical Immigration Patterns
When?
What Happened?
Why?
19151919
Little immigration
World War I and worldwide
influenza epidemic
1930 –
1945
Little immigration
Worldwide economic
depression and World War II
Many Italians come to
Canada
World War II devastated
Italy; Italians searched for
economic opportunities in
Canada
19471960
Historical Immigration Patterns
When?
1956
What Happened?
Why?
Many Hungarians come to
Canada
Hungarian revolt against the
Russians failed; refugees
fled to Canada to avoid
punishment
1980 – Arrival of thousands of Hong
1997
Kong Chinese
1980 2003
Many people from
Afghanistan come to
Canada
Residents of Hong Kong
sought political stability
before China took control
of Hong Kong in 1997
Immigrants seek a safe
haven from conflicts that
engulfed their country
Historical Immigration Patterns
• The percentage, by location, of the population that is made
up of immigrants.
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