In This Section

In This Section

In this section, three workbooks prepare you to respond to the section inquiry question:

How does Canadian immigration policy affect my Canada?

In the workbooks, you will have opportunities to explore Canada's policy on immigration and refugees, provincial immigration policy, and the influence immigration has on communities, provinces, and the country as a whole.

Synopses

Workbook 11

Activity 1: Behind Canada's Immigration Policies

This activity introduces you to Canada's immigration policy by examining this inquiry question: What factors influence immigration policies in Canada?

Activity 2: Benefit of Immigration

Activity 2 introduces you to the costs and the benefits of immigration to Canada through an exploration of this inquiry question: How does Canada benefit from immigration?


Workbook 12

Activity 1: Immigration and Refugees

This activity introduces you to the Immigration and Refugee Act through an investigation of this inquiry question: What criteria are used when accepting immigrants and refugees to Canada?

Activity 2: Immigration and Guaranteed Rights

This activity introduces you to the influence of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on immigration through an examination of this inquiry question: How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms affect the individual rights of immigrants and refugees?

Workbook 13

Activity 1: Immigration and the Aboriginal Community

This activity introduces you to how the Aboriginal community is responding to immigration through an investigation of the following inquiry question: What impact does increasing immigration have on Aboriginal peoples and communities?

Activity 2: Provincial Government Policies

This activity examines provincial challenges regarding immigration through research of this inquiry question: How are provincial governments able to influence and implement immigration policies?

Activity 3: Immigration and Quebec

This activity introduces you to strategies that the province of Quebec has developed in order to meet its needs for immigration to the province through an analysis of this inquiry question: How is the implementation of immigration policies in Quebec an attempt to strengthen the French language in North America?