A Comparative Study of Canadian Immigration Trends between 2000-2019
- March 26, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue II, February 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
A Comparative Study of Canadian Immigration Trends between 2000-2019
Tariq Sardar
Research Alumnus, Universidad Azteca Mexico and PRC- Pilot Research Foundation Toronto (ON) Canada
Abstract: Canada is a country in North American continent, known as a “Land of Immigrants” where an averagely 252,962 immigrants since 2000 arrive to live permanently from worldwide every year. Canadian Immigration system is more than 200 years old. The two neighboring countries in South Asian region, India and Pakistan also participate in the immigration program equally however the percentage of migrants is not equal. Some community groups and individuals from Pakistan criticize on Canadian immigration selection policies. The descriptive-comparative research study was designed to understand the gender-wise percentage of worldwide immigration, people from India and Pakistan according to the total population and what contribution the immigrants of both countries make in the growth of overall Canadian population. The study findings are based on previous twenty years’ data from 2000 to 2019.
Keywords: Immigration, CMAs, Express Entry, Permanent Residence, PNP, Migration, Confederation, Dominion
I. INTRODUCTION
Canada is a country in North America, covering the northern part of the continent and it has the world’s largest international border with United States in the Southern Region which is nearly 8,891 kilometers long. The country is divided into 13 sub-national divisions with ten (10) independent provinces and three (3) territories. Canada occupies an area of 9,984,670 kilometers and is the second largest country in the world after Russia. The country is known as a land of immigrants, also a strong and free country which is committed to peace, order and good governance (National Online, 1998: Britannica, 2020: CIC, 2012). Canada was created under the British North America Act on 1st July 1876 and, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined it as the provinces in the beginning. Three years later in 1870, Manitoba and Northwest Territories and next year in 1971, British Columbia joined the Dominion. Prince Edward Island in 1873, Yukon Territory in 1898, Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949, and Nunavut Territory in 1999 entered into the confederation of Canada (CIC, 2012: Munroe, 2019).
