Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Canadian Citizenship Act 1946, Concurrent Jurisdiction, C86
12 Feb 2018
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Approaches to migration/integration: integration, assimilation, multiculturalism. Vancouver riots (1907): uprising by asian immigrants about poor working conditions and disenfranchisement. Komagatu maru (1914): restrictions on entry placed upon a ship of 376 punjabi migrants from (then) british-ruled india. Immigration act (1919): race and ethnicity-based restrictions. Chinese immigration act (1919): placed strong restrictions on chinese migration; enforced a holding for successful immigration. The citizenship act (1946): set up a new framework for naturalization and integration of newcomers. Immigration act (1976): outlined 4 criteria for selecting immigrants: promotion of economic, social, demographic and cultural goals, endorsement of family reuni cation, ful llment of international obligations, non-discrimination. Bill c-86 (1992): intended to re ne immigration legislation to deal with increasing number of refugee applications. Immigration and refugee protection act (2001): heightened security, emphasized family reuni cation and integration. Protecting canada"s immigration system act (2012): restricts the right of appeal for asylum claimants originating from countries that have been designated as safe .
