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Immigration is important to Canada. In fact, Canadians take pride in our policy of open doors and multiculturalism.


Read page 168 of the textbook, Issues for Canadians, to identify some benefits of immigration for Canada.

Read some examples of how immigration can be a positive experience for both immigrants and Canada.

Click on the link below and do the following:

Success Stories

• Read the first story, "To serve and protect" about Constable Shen.
  
  
• Read two additional success stories.
  
  Then, complete the Consequences of Immigration activity by clicking on one of the links below.
  
  Consequences of Immigration (Word)
  Consequences of Immigration (pdf)
  Consequences of Immigration (Google Doc)
  
  Save your completed work to your Activities folder.

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Workbook Summary

In this workbook, you investigated the following questions.

What factors influence immigration policies in Canada?

How does Canada benefit from immigration?

Canada has always believed that immigration has an important role in building Canadian culture. However, the policy on immigration has not always been the way it is today. Rather, Canada's immigration policy has evolved over time based on the beliefs and the needs of the nation at the time. Today, the government policy is to assess the economic needs of the nation when considering whether to accept potential immigrants to Canada.

In Canada, immigration is seen generally as a positive experience for most. However, there are both benefits and costs attributed to immigration.

• Immigrants may have many ups and downs as they transition into life in their new nation.
  
  
• Long-time Canadians also have to adapt their lives as immigrants move to Canada.
  

The evolution of Canada is dependent on these many diverse experiences. As a result, the criteria for accepting immigrants to Canada will continually change.

In the next workbook, you will examine the criteria that the Canadian government uses to determine which potential immigrants will be accepted into Canada. You will also look at how these criteria affect the immigrants and refugees who are trying to build new lives for themselves.