Minorities Essay, Research Paper

into the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada,(a great tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from +10 – +30 and the cooler climate ranges from anywhere to -10 – -30. Despite the changes in temperature, Canada’s precipitation is very light. Our home is enclosed by the United States of America, south, the Pacific ocean and Alaska on the west side, the Atlantic ocean on the east side and the Arctic up north. One of the dominant reasons Canada is so well populated is due to the fact of our financial status. At this present time, the economy is not doing too well, but who’s is? Canada is highly industrialised by manufacturing Automobiles, food, liquor and tobacco. We as a Unified country accept other cultures and religions. Canada has about every nationality possible and together they form a great home. Despite the many cultures, Canada’s main languages are english and french. Canada is a democracy. This means the government is elected by all the people. It is responsible for managing the country, forcing laws, building roads and helping the country run smoothly. Canada has three main levels of government: Federal, Provincial and Municipal. The house of commons lies in Ottawa, Ontario. While the Queen is not present, her representative, the Governor General is in charge. He ranks higher than the Prime Minister. In conclusion, I hope I have raised your awareness of Canada’s varied history, geography, economy, climate, cultures and government. This is great country that we live in. I am truly proud to be a Canadian. ExtrasCanada in it’s history to date has had five flags. “The First, was a white flag with three gold fleurs-de-lys. This flag was used by Cartier in his voyage up the St. Lawrence and by Champlain in his explorations of eastern Canada. It was under this flag that the French lived until the fall of Quebec in 1759. The flag was used by the English from around 1700 was the Union Flag which contained two crosses-the cross of St. George and the cross of St. Andrew and St. Patrick was introduced. This flag is still used in Canada for special occasions. The Red Ensign was approved in 1945 for use by Canadians overseas and on certain occasions in Canada. The flag was used until 1965. The Royal Canadian flag was authorized by Royal Proclamation on February 15, 1965, following approval by Canadian House of Commons and Senate in December 1965. The Canadian flag is red. In its centre is a white square the width of the flag, with a single Red Maple Leaf in the centre. The flag must always be twice as long as it is wide so that it makes a square when folded in two. The colours white and red were given to Canada by King George V, on November 21, 1921, when he granted arms to Canada on the recommendation of the canadian government. The Maple Leaf has always been an emblem of Canada. There is no significance to the eleven points of the leaf. It is stylized or conventional in form, as is common when things found in nature are used as flags, banners or arms. Note- When hoisting the flag or descending, never let it touch the ground. This shows a lack of respect toward your country and your people. Next documentDescription of this essay : IMMIGRATION IN CANADA Canada should support immigration as it is needed and should be encouraged. Most Canadians forget, they are descendants of immigrants. In this essay the following IMMIGRATION IN CANADACanada should support immigration as it is needed and should be encouraged. Most Canadians forget, they are descendants of immigrants. In this essay the following will be discussed :- need for immigrants – the myths about immigrants- illegal and inadmissible immigrants. Immigrants are needed in Canada and should be encouraged to come. The commons-senate committee says we will need at least a 100,000 immigrants a year to offset the declining birth rate. However, there are problems with the amounts of immigrants coming to Canada. “B.C. might get 70,000 (immigrants) one year and 280,000 the next… so the city of Vancouver is faced with a problem over night,”said Bud Cullen, immigration minister. The very controversial immigration bill seeks to to balance the immigration level with the employment level. Most immigrant families are young, they usually arrive with nothing but some clothing. After arriving they need housing and other essentials (dishes, furniture, vehicle). This makes for prosperous industry and new jobs are created. There are many myths about immigrants such as them taking away jobs and crowding welfare rolls. Other examples of these myths are immigrants filling hospitals and overloading schools. They in fact increase demand for articles, creating more jobs. The government tries to take fewer immigrants when the unemployment rate is high so they are not taking jobs from Canadians. In addition the bill requires proof of someone wanting to hire them, although this is not always enforced. Ontario has allowed in 60% of Canada’s immigrants since 1946. Most were rapidly absorbed into the work force. Few needed government assistance. Ontario had some of it’s most prosperous times during this period. William Marr, a professor of economics disagrees with the belief that increased immigration during hard times means more unemployment. ” People forget that immigrants are demanders of goods and services, as well as suppliers of labor,”said Marr. The government has reduced the classes of inadmissible immigrants by removing classes such as epileptics, mentally retarded, homosexuals, alcoholics, and those suspected of moral turpitude, not defined. ” The number of inadmissible cases has been reduced and that’s good. But then they go and stick in clauses about criminals and it widens up the whole,” said Lee Pakin a law student from the university of Toronto. Many people feel that the immigration officers have too much discretionary power. Some of these powers include being able to make people leave Canada. An example of this is those who are in Canada illegally. The government says these are used only for a “handful of serious grounds”. Mr. Armstrong does not feel this way. ” As a person from the black community I think most people feel that the illegal people are black and asians and I have reason to believe that people who will be harrased the most are blacks and Asians,” said Armstrong. Canada is being built by immigrants and their descendants, many people forget this. They help create jobs, and don’t just come and lay around collecting welfare. Our birthrate is decreasing and immigrants are needed. They should be encouraged to come to our country.

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