Immigration is defined as the act of coming into a foreign country or region to live. Immigration has been a constant factor in Canada for many years. Even before Trudeau's policy of multiculturalism in 1971 Canada had been a multicultural nation complete with French, English, and Aboriginal peoples. For the last century immigration has been contributing to multiculturalism. Canada's immigration policy and multiculturalism it has formed is beneficial to Canadian identity, economy, and diversity therefore, the policy should not be revised
Multiculturalism is defined as a government policy recognizing and promoting the various cultural groups that live in Canada. Most of Canada's multiculturalism is due to the amount and …show more content…
The act outlined Canada's rules and objectives regarding immigrants allowed into the county. It created a strict point system; the system favored immigrants who were highly educated, skilled workers and entrepreneurs with money, knowledge and expertise. The amount of immigrants allowed into the country who obtained this criteria affected Canada's development and growth significantly. As more and more immigrants came into the country, the population increased. As the population increased it created more employment, industries and businesses. Through all of the money being mad by Canadian citizens, part of their income went to the government in taxes, this fuelled economic growth. In the 1970's and early 1980's a new group of immigrants came to Canada who were professionals, technicians, managers and entrepreneurs. As a result from those immigrants who were skilled, it caused the Canadian economy to prosper. Immigrants have contributed positively to Canadian economy which is why they should not be restricted from coming into our