Deck 6: Ethnocultural Minorities

Question 1

Temporary resident workers are not able to apply to become permanent residents.

Answer 1

False
Temporary resident workers are allowed to apply for permanent resident status.

Question 2

Since the new EI reforms were introduced in 2012, the government claims that employers must show equal treatment to both unemployed Canadians and foreign workers.

Answer 2

False
The new EI reforms suggested that employers must give preference to an unemployed Canadian rather than a foreign worker.

Question 3

Which urban area has the largest composition of non-Caucasians?

A)Toronto
B)Vancouver
C)Montreal
D)Calgary

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Visible minorities constitute approximately 19 percent of the Canadian population.

Question 5

One of the basic objectives of the multiculturalism policy was to assist immigrants in acquiring at least one official language.

Question 6

Which statement best describes the term "multiculturalism" as understood in Canada?

A)It is the existence of a society marked by ethnic pluralism.
B)It is an official policy that recognizes diverse cultures and encourages linguistic and ethnic heritages.
C)It is a concept also known as official bilingualism.
D)It is racism.

Question 7

Which disadvantaged groups do Canadian employment equity programs normally give preference?

A)women, French, homosexuals, and people with disabilities
B)women, Aboriginals, visible minorities, and people with disabilities
C)women, Aboriginals, homosexuals, and people with disabilities
D)women, French, visible minorities, and people with disabilities

Question 8

Canada does not have an official multicultural policy.

Question 9

Some critics argue that multiculturalism emphasizes our differences rather than our similarities as Canadians.

Question 10

Which provincial government passed a law in 2010 that required Muslim women to remove their niqab when dealing with provincial government authorities?

A)Quebec
B)Ontario
C)Alberta
D)Saskatchewan

Question 11

From 1885 onward, immigrants from which country were required to pay a head tax to enter Canada?

A)India
B)Japan
C)Israel
D)China

Question 12

In recent years, the bulk of immigrants to Canada have come from the Caribbean.

Question 13

Which province instituted a heritage languages policy in the school system?

A)Ontario
B)Quebec
C)New Brunswick
D)British Columbia

Question 14

Which clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does NOT address the concerns of ethnocultural minorities?

A)the non-discrimination clause: 15 (1)
B)the affirmative action clause: 15 (2)
C)the multiculturalism clause: 27
D)the Minority Language Education Clause: 23

Question 15

What is considered to be the fastest growing religious group in Canada?

A)Muslims
B)Roman Catholics
C)Protestants
D)Jews

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a category of permanent residents?

A)Family Class
B)Economic Class
C)Refugees
D)Foreign Workers

Question 17

The Conservative party recently found itself with the largest representation of visible minority MPs in its caucus.

Question 18

Britain was the leading source of immigrants between 1900 and 1965.

Question 19

Immigration is a concurrent constitutional responsibility between both the federal and provincial governments.

Question 20

What amendment was made to the Immigration Act in the 1960s?

A)to give preference to Caucasian applicants
B)to give preference to Caribbean applicants
C)to remove previous discriminatory provisions
D)to give preference to extended families

Question 21

What were the basic objectives of Pierre Trudeau's multiculturalism policy?

Question 22

Why was there a backlash toward immigrants and visible minorities in the 1990s?

Question 23

What are some of the advancements in Canadian policies that have contributed toward creating equality and overcoming discrimination among ethnic Canadians?

Question 24

What are some of the key changes in immigration policy since the early 1900s? Is the current immigration policy assisting or hindering the wellbeing of current and future immigrants into Canada?

Question 25

Trace the history of immigration patterns in Canada from the 1860s to the present.