Immigration has played an integral part in the development of multiculturalism within Canada during the last half of the 20th century.[23] Legislative restrictions on immigration (such as the Continuous journey regulation and Chinese Immigration Act) that had favoured British, American and European immigrants were amended during the 1960s, resulting in an influx of diverse people from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.[24] The number of people who are becoming immigrants is steadily increasing as seen between 2001 and 2006, the number of foreign-born people increased by 13.6%.[25] By 2006 Canada had grown to have thirty four ethnic groups with at least one hundred thousand members each, of which eleven have over 1,000,000 people and numerous others are represented in smaller amounts.[26] 16.2% of the population self identify as a visible minority.[26]
Canada currently has one of the highest per capita immigration rate in the world, driven by economic policy and family reunification.[27] Canada also resettles over one in ten of the world's refugees.[28] In 2008, there were 65,567 immigrants in the family class, 21,860 refugees, and 149,072 economic immigrants amongst the 247,243 total immigrants to the country.[29] Approximately 41% of Canadians are of either the first or second-generation,[29] meaning one out of every five Canadians currently living in Canada was not born in the country.[30] Political parties are cautious about criticizing the high level of immigration, because, as noted by the Globe and Mail, "in the early 1990s, the Reform Party was branded 'racist' for suggesting that immigration levels be lowered from 250,000 to 150,000."[31][32]
Canada receives its immigrant population from over 200 countries of origin. As indicated below, over 50 percent of new immigrants admitted in 2012 came from 10 source countries.
Immigration has played an integral part in the development of multiculturalism within Canada during the last half of the 20th century.[23] Legislative restrictions on immigration (such as the Continuous journey regulation and Chinese Immigration Act) that had favoured British, American and European immigrants were amended during the 1960s, resulting in an influx of diverse people from Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.[24] The number of people who are becoming immigrants is steadily increasing as seen between 2001 and 2006, the number of foreign-born people increased by 13.6%.[25] By 2006 Canada had grown to have thirty four ethnic groups with at least one hundred thousand members each, of which eleven have over 1,000,000 people and numerous others are represented in smaller amounts.[26] 16.2% of the population self identify as a visible minority.[26]
Canada currently has one of the highest per capita immigration rate in the world, driven by economic policy and family reunification.[27] Canada also resettles over one in ten of the world's refugees.[28] In 2008, there were 65,567 immigrants in the family class, 21,860 refugees, and 149,072 economic immigrants amongst the 247,243 total immigrants to the country.[29] Approximately 41% of Canadians are of either the first or second-generation,[29] meaning one out of every five Canadians currently living in Canada was not born in the country.[30] Political parties are cautious about criticizing the high level of immigration, because, as noted by the Globe and Mail, "in the early 1990s, the Reform Party was branded 'racist' for suggesting that immigration levels be lowered from 250,000 to 150,000."[31][32]
Canada receives its immigrant population from over 200 countries of origin. As indicated below, over 50 percent of new immigrants admitted in 2012 came from 10 source countries.
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