Multicultural CanadaImmigration and Diversity

Some facts•1 in 5 Canadians are foreign-born (20% of

ppl.)•60% of immigrants come from Asia•20% come from Europe•Most move to big cities

Toronto Vancouver Montreal

Facts•73% of Canadians support immigration BUT…

•2/3 of Canadians think too many immi-grants do not learn Canadian values

Gateway to Canada•Read p. 75 – questions 1-5

▫Was it difficult to answer these questions?▫Do you think cultural differences can cause

problems in Canada?

•Read p. 70: Refugees▫What problems can refugees have in

Canada?

Consider•In Korea, 5% of the population is foreign•In Canada, 20% of the population is a vis-

ible minority

Discuss•How is multiculturalism good for a coun-

try?

•What problems might come from multicul-turalism?

•Would you want to live in a foreign coun-try? Why/why not?

Racism•In a country with so many cultural

groups, racism can be a big problem.

•Gateway to Canada p. 257-58▫P. 258 Q 1-4

Multicultural Canada Part 2The good and bad parts of multiculturalism

Group Activity: Part 1•Look at the letter or number on the cor-

ner of your page. What colour is it?

•Find your group and sit with them

Pink Letters (Aa)

Pink Numbers (#)

Green Letters (Aa)

Green Numbers (#)

Blue Letters (Aa)

Blue Numbers (#)

Brown Letters (Aa)

Brown Numbers (#)

Yellow Letters (Aa)

Yellow Numbers (#)

Orange Letters (Aa)

Orange Numbers (#)

In your group…•Look on your grid and answer the ques-

tions for your topic:

▫What are some advantages of multicultural-ism?

▫What are some difficulties with muticultur-alism?

Group Activity: Part 2•Look at the Letter or Number in the cor-

ner of your page

•Find your group and sit with them

1 2 3 4 A B C D

You are the expert!•In your group, take turns explaining your

information

•The other group members should write down the information

•In the end, everyone should have a full chart