SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Immigration Policy, Visible Minority, Indian Act
30 Mar 2016
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Approx 20% of our populaion is foreign-born. Majority of immigrants setle in our largest ciies. Most signiicant shit: increase in visible minoriies. The history of immigraion policy in this country has been one of systemic discriminaion and atempts to block entry of visible minority or racialized groups. Aboriginal children more likely than non-aboriginal children to live in poverty. Aboriginal children are more likely to live in lone-parent families. Colonialism: indian act, reserve system, and residenial schooling. Gender discriminaion was inherent under the indian act. Residenial schools: loss of cultural heritage, language, religion and spirituality. Immigraion policy intended to increased our naional populaion. High rates of immigraion to canada in the irst decades of the 20th century. When our gov needed to setle the prairies in the irst few decades of the 20 th century our immigraion policy favoured immigrants willing to farm. When visible minority migrant labour was needed our government sought to exclude family migraion.
