CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Formative Stage, Canadian Identity, Biculturalism

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Briande Ruiter

Document Summary

Key terms: multiculturalism, point system, multiculturalism act, canadian race relations foundation, gurbaj singh multani, zunera ishaq. Ways to look at canada"s multicultural policy: as a demographic fact, as an ideology, as a policy, incipient stage, formative stage, institutional stage. Institutional stage (1982-present: canadian charter of rights and freedom (1982, clause 15 (1, government funding. Multiculturalism act (1988: preserve and promote languages and cultures, reduce discrimination, promote cultural understanding and awareness, enact institutional changes. Multiculturalism in canada: apology to japanese canadians, japanese community fund, canadian race relations foundation, compensation, study cases of racism, strategies for race relations training, awareness, apology to chinese canadians. Attitudes to multiculturalism: belief multiculturalism achieves the following, mutual respect, high-level of naturalization, connects to the world, equal rights, public attitudes to multicultural. Is multiculturalism successful: canada is regarded as one of the least racist countries, multiculturalism distinguishes canada from other countries, multiculturalism helps canadians accept reality, multiculturalism is a part of canadian identity.