Introduction Canada consists of many citizens of various socioeconomic backgrounds through immigration. Immigration occurs when people leave their home country to live permanently in a new foreign country (Bloemraad‚ Korteweg‚ and Yurdakul 2008). Being a melting pot of different people is a characteristic that makes Canada unique. The process that Canada currently uses to select its new incoming citizens is referred to as the point system. Based on the statements that apply to the individuals‚
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look for any excuse to either host or attend a good celebratory party‚ and when it comes to interesting cultural wedding traditions‚ Canada has a few unique ones. Some are certainly not unique just to Canada‚ but are alive and well in the Canadian provinces and northern territories and practiced at a large number of weddings in Canada. Other wedding traditions Canada style‚ used to be popular but are slowing falling out of favour‚ perhaps due to their overly formal nature and the country’s current
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Canada as a nation-state traces its evolution from the dispossession‚ racism‚ genocide and displacement of Indigenous peoples‚ lands and territories by European settlers and colonialists‚ mainly coming from Britain and France during the 15th century onwards. In a global context‚ settler-colonialism in present-day Canada was similar to the European conquest and colonial practices all over the world as there was a general trend and attempts of annihilating the Indigenous population. This overall impacted
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LeDrew 1 Sikhism in Canada: Past‚ Present and Future Sikhs Arrive to Canada In the world today there are many different religions‚ all of which have their own beliefs and traditions. Sikhism is one religion in Canada that has had many struggles to be accepted into society. In 1897 Sikhs began to arrive in Canada: “Up to 1950‚ Sikhs constituted more than 85% of all East Indian immigration to Canada.” (Brar 1) These Sikhs were not welcomed with open arms‚ however Canada was not happy with the amount
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treatment of immigrants‚ how Canadians are only accepting of immigrants who look similar to us and have the same kind of culture‚ and how French and English cultures have managed to assimilate to help form a cultural identity that has helped define Canada. The first argument is Canada’s past treatment of immigrants compared to now such as the treatment of workers on the CPR construction and the Chinese head tax. Between 1881 and 1884‚ as many as 17 000 Chinese men came to B.C. to work as labourers
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Technocrats and Canada: Starting Point for Border Security Architecture Derek Brown (G00040841) Grantham University Abstract This paper will discuss the role of technocrats in Homeland Security and this paper will discuss whether or not Canada should of been the starting point for border security architecture. What is a technocrat? Is it some new genre of music for bureaucrats? Or is it what you get when you cross the techno genre and a Politian? Actually‚ it’s none of these; a technocrat
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Criminal lawyers in Canada defend or prosecute individuals who are accused of committing criminal acts; lawyers must advocate for their client in the court in order to assure justice (Career Cruising‚ 2016). Core tasks of a criminal lawyer include examining evidence‚ interviewing witnesses‚ researching previous cases‚ in order to aid in upcoming cases‚ advise their clients on their rights and responsibilities‚ prepare arguments for the courts‚ prepare legal documents and represent their client in
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in Canada: Issues and Arguments Intro To Criminology 1150-005 Word Count - 1657 1 Euthanasia in Canada has been a big issue‚ both morally and politically in Canada over the past couple years. Different groups argue that euthanasia is a basic human right‚ whereas opposing groups argue contradictory to that‚ saying it is not. There have been quite a few legal battles over the right of euthanasia due to this difference in views in Canada -Rodriguez
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Industry in Canada Gaurav Sahdev Introduction: According to the World Economic Forum Canada has the safest banking system in the world‚ lead by the Big Five Canadian Banks i.e Royal Bank of Canada‚ BMO‚ CIBC‚ TD‚ Scotia Bank. Financial markets consist of markets for money‚ bonds‚ equities‚ derivatives‚ and foreign exchange. It is the channel through which savings become investments‚ and through which money and financial claims are transferred and settled. The Banks in Canada works with
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Question 1 – a) Putting Canada on a continuum between fully converging or partially converging with the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) with their “Made in Canada” (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants [CICA]‚ 2006) generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP)‚ Canada would lie very close‚ if not on the line of convergence. Over the past few years‚ before the consideration of IFRS and leading up to the full convergence of it‚ Canada’s GAAP has been a ‘no mans land’
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