Deck 6: Ethnocultural minorities

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

Visible minorities constitute approximately 16 percent of the Canadian population.

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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 10

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

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

Question 11

Economists agree that immigration has a tremendous effect on the unemployment rate.

Question 12

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 13

The term "allophone" refers to those whose mother tongue is either English of French.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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 17

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 18

What approach best describes Canadian ethnoculture during the pre-1970s period?

A)state-based
B)pluralist
C)class analysis
D)public choice

Question 19

The Chrétien government enacted a new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in 2002.What was one of its objectives?

A)to increase the levels of immigration
B)to decrease the emphasis on higher education
C)to decrease the emphasis on English or French language fluency
D)to decrease the levels of immigration

Question 20

What political party was most critical of immigration and publicly funded multiculturalism policies in the 1990s?

A)Reform/Alliance
B)NDP
C)Progressive Conservative
D)Liberal

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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?