Research Question: How does sociology explain the effects of immigration and assimilation in Canada? Canada is known as one of most multicultural country in the world today. Aside from the Natives, everyone in Canada today is an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants. But when looking at Canada’s immigration history, you can easily learn that many ethnic groups had to assimilate when they moved to Canada. Not only did immigrants experienced assimilation, they also experienced marginalization…
Canada is one of the four countries in the world that have maintained a federal structure for more than 100 years (the rest are The United States of America, Switzerland and Australia). Like other true federations, Canada has a constitution that gives the legislative body of each of its federated states the exclusive power to adopt and enforce laws in its territory on a large number of subjects. Among the subjects that the Constitution attributes exclusively to "provincial" legislatures are…
first female prime minister of Canada once said, “Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.” Canada is indeed a great representative of those qualities. However, how do these qualities apply to Canada as a country? Our political system is the foundation of Canada. It makes Canadians who they are and what they believe. It portrays equality, justice and tolerance through representative democracy, lobbying and the protection of rights and freedoms. Canada is governed by a…
SHOULD CANADA ABOLISH THE SENATE MAMTA MISHRA COMTEMPORARY CANADIAN ISSUES MARCH 18, 2015 CANADA SHOULD ABOLISH THE SENATE The senate is an essential part of Parliament. Senate plays quite an essential role for Canada’s law and society as the country is made up of 13 different provinces that each holds a variety of different rights and values for the country. The senate’s job is to take care of laws and help in making of laws that govern our society. Senate is as important to…
prime minister of Canada and played a significant role in shaping what Canada is today. Pierre Trudeau was well known for his energetic personality and his key role in many controversial decisions. Pierre Elliot Trudeau proved to be Canada’s most influential prime minister, through his acceptance of diversity and ability to implement strong change for all Canadians. Pierre Trudeau had a big impact on supporting and forming a strong bond of multiculturalism of all ethnic groups in Canada. He…
Canada Canada is a place that borders three oceans, stretches across six time zones, and is the second largest country in the world. However, most of its population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border (Canada CultureGrams). Canada has a rich history, many famous people, and a lot of tourism. In 1840, there was an act passed called the Act of Union. This act only became effective the year after, and it united Upper and Lower Canada under a central government. The two colonies were from then…
United States. I think we can claim that Canada will fill the twentieth century." This prediction was correct. Before the twentieth century and in the early years of the nineteen hundreds Great Britain had complete control of Canada. However, during the twentieth century Canada gained most, if not all, of its independence through the Treaty of Versailles, Canada’s war efforts, like Vimy Ridge, and many other events. If it was not for the twentieth century Canada would not be the wealthy and…
to “a high security zone marked by fortified crossing points, thermal body detectors, swiveling surveillance cameras, and the occasional low-skimming Blackhawk helicopter” (“Overzealous U.S-Canada”, 2015). Considerations for this reconfiguration occurred long before the events of September 11 2001, and Canada did not want to implement policies that did not assess refugee claims on a “case by case basis”, but the events of 9/11 provided the required justification for the implementation of…
Canada Cultural Assessment Canada is one of the largest countries in the world and contains a population of more than 35 million people. The Atlantic, Pacific, and Artic Ocean meet three of the country’s borders. The fourth being the United States of America. The United States borders Canada on its Alaskan border in the northwestern region of the country and the southern border along the continental United States. Canada has an economic standing that is strongly influenced by its shared…
I think the Canadian government could not possibly stop the United States’ Magazine from distributing in Canada. The new communication technology allow them to do it without any border control. After they finalized in the United States, they could easily send to their liaison office in Canada for Print as if it has produced in Canada. In general, there is no possibility to escape from globalization because it could reach out through very simple technology without border…