In general, I believe that the answer to this question really depends on the immigrant that you are interviewing because different immigrants have different experiences (different factors or reasons for why they immigrated to Canada and how they felt after coming to Canada because different immigrants have different opinions about Canada as a country). An example of such a difference in opinion is the following; some immigrants prefer the multiculturalism and the diversity in the cultures/religions that exist in the Canadian society, whereas other immigrants dislike the multiculturalism.
However, if I consider only my father, Monirul Islam’s, case and immigrant experience, then I believe that his experience was very memorable and life-changing
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My father and my mother discussed that it was better for the future of their children if they immigrated or traveled to another country that was very peaceful and a perfect place to live in. After some research on the best countries to immigrate to, my parents finally decided to immigrate to Canada. On March 11th, 1999, my dad received a letter stating that he got a recommendation from a large company in Canada as a senior project engineer. He was elated and was very excited because good things were happening and this gave him hope that his immigration to Canada will be successful. That night, my parents dreamt of a happy life in Canada where the environment is beautiful and it is very peaceful. The next day, my father completed an immigration application for my entire family (my mother and my brother) and paid a total fee of approximately $2500 (it includes the landing fee and the application processing fee). My parents were busy during those days. They were going through the processes that had to be done such as the educational assessment, work experience examination, and the medical tests. After a few days of waiting, the immigration application was officially completed and sent to the immigration department of Canada. After six months of suspense and waiting, we received a letter stating that our immigration application was approved by the Canadian immigration department. My parents were …show more content…
They stayed at the airport ate the food at the airport which was very different than the food that was eaten in Bangladesh. The food was bland and less spicy, whereas in Bangladesh the food was very spicy. However, my parents and my elder brother managed to eat it. After six hours, they boarded an Air Canada plane. It was very difficult for my brother to sleep because the engine was fairly loud. However, since he was so tired it didn’t really affect him and he managed to take rest. My parents didn’t eat a lot of the food on the airplane because they didn’t really enjoy it (they just managed with butter and toast and coffee). After seven hours, they finally arrived at Pearson Airport and they were amazed by how beautiful the airport looked (Dhaka airport’s structure wasn’t as modernized as Pearson Airport’s structure). They booked a room at a nearby hotel and stayed there for a week. On the way to the hotel, my elder brother was looking out the window constantly at the highways and the large hotels because the cities in Bangladesh weren’t as modernized and didn’t look so new. My elder brother and my parents stayed at a hotel for a week and then one of my father’s close friends arranged an apartment at 10 Teesdale Place for them. My father paid the rent and the apartment was finalized and we moved in. After two years of living life to the fullest and exploring Ontario; going to the CN
During the time period of 1867 to 1945 the immigrant experience in Canada was different from today. There were many groups such as the Chinese and Jews that were no accepted by the Canadian people by 1945 the rules had changed and there was acceptance towards immigrants. In 1900 there were only 23,000 Chinese people in Canada today there are 1,487,000 which makes up for 3.9% of the Canadian population. This was because before 1923 Chinese immigrants were not welcome in Canada for a Chinese Immigrant to live in Canada they would need to pay a fifty dollar head tax.
This essay will be about the Irish immigration to Canada between the years of 1840 and 1869. I believe the Irish successfully immigrated to Canada because they successfully integrated themselves into Canadian society. There were many challenges and some followed the Irish to Canada. The timing of the group’s migration to Canada
Multiculturalism is one of the defining characteristics of Canadian society and it all started after World War II, with Canada accepting refugees. When the war ended, Canada took in the highest percentage of Holocaust survivors relative to its population. For the first time, Canadian society was building up tolerance which is a value that has contributed to making the country a better place to live in. By accepting people of different races and religions, Canada establishes itself as a tolerant and multicultural nation deserving of much respect. The diverse Canadian population is a significant feature of the country and tells a lot about the high quality of living experienced by the
Canada has a little piece of almost every culture in the world, shown through the large amount of people moving to Canada from every continent in the world. The multitude of cultures is displayed through the plethora of festivals held throughout the country every year, such as the Folk Fest, Edmonton Food Festival, Heritage Festival and the International Film Festival, all bringing in various cultures and traditions from around the world. Canada has all of these festivals due to the large amount of immigration that was even shown in Anita Rau Badami’s essay my Canada, when she and her husband had moved from India to Vancouver. Canada is one if not the most desirable countries to immigrate to, not only for the living conditions but because of the ability to keep your culture and not have to assimilate to a “Canadian” culture. Thanks to immigration Canada has become a great model country to look at for cultural diversity and cultural acceptance that any country can look at and try to model in their own
Going into this interview project I was curious to learn more about the experiences that immigrants had to go through. My interviewee, Mario, is an 18 year old immigrant that migrated to America from Bolivia at the age of 10. I have known Mario since middle school and we’ve been friends since then. We have grown up around the same area too and now we both attend the University of Maryland.
My parents moved from Colombia to the United States before I was born. I am apart of the first generation in my family that was born here. My parents moved with the single hope of giving me a better life with more opportunities. Having this background has definitely impacted my life in both trivial and meaningful ways. For instance, my father not being able to break through the language barrier has been an integral part of my lifestyle.
My sisters and I were not able to focus on school because we had to travel to the capital constantly and it was far away from home. The cost of transportation, visa processing, and the stay at the capital was unexpected. My dad had to work two jobs to pay
The improvement of the rights of the Canadian Immigrants Canada, as one of the biggest immigration countries, welcomes people from all over the the world and forms a representative multicultural atmosphere in today’s society. Over these few decays, the country has always been consummating the laws to provide immigrants equal rights and freedoms, and better treatments they could receive. However, Canadian immigration laws were not unprejudiced and it eventually caused a “legal discrimination” before 1976. The legal rights of the immigrant groups have improved significantly because of the demands of developing the country, the influences of the wars, and the globalization of the world. Since 1880s, more immigrants and foreigners came to Canada because of the railway construction project.
Throughout African American History, there have been many migration concerning African Americans. From the Middle Passage, all the way to the Modern Migration that is happening right now. African Americans have been moved from where their African roots lies, to being moved all over the United States. These movements have done a great deal to African American History, as they have affected the customs that African Americans have practiced over time. These movements have been great in their own right, and the greatest one of all of them is the Great Migration.
At the age of____, I left everything behind in Armenia and migrated into the United States of America to start a new life. Even though I love my paternal land and do not forget where I come from, the fact that I could pursue a career and become a productive member of the society encouraged me to move to America. To my great misfortune, I was persecuted for being politically active in my own country and I could no longer fight with the authorities for violating my civil rights. I had the potential of facing more dangerous situations than I was already in at the time. I am my parent’s first child
Canada has over time been attracting a high number of immigrants each year. This number has also been increasing each year (Reitz, 2005). About 20% of the country’s population is made up of foreigners. Based on the data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the annual immigration flow of the country is now one of the highest among the OECD members. For example, in the year 2011, the country received some 249,000 new immigrants, which was more than the number it received in 2010 (281,000).
I interviewed my Dad he immigrated from Mexico to the U.S. he’s been in America for about 24 years and he’s 38 years old now. Question one #5: Is your life better here, if so, how, if not, how?
Canada has been letting in refugees from all over the world, especially the refugees from Syria. Tons of these refugees are easily accepted and are not looked at properly. A refugee is someone who have fled their country due to prosecution, war or violence . Refugees in countries that are at war might not have any documents due to the fact that they probably escaped and didn’t have any time to gather their documents. Tons of these people have lost everything that were close to them including family and friends, homes etc.
My parents had to decide which country they would emigrate to. They prayed, read books about both countries, researched into economic, political, social and security status of the two countries and finally, they decided to come to Canada. This decision, according to my mom was a guidance
Prior to the coming of Europeans, diversity has existed in Canada so it has always been a part of Canada. The presence of multiculturalism in the society represents a form of reminder of how Canada was founded. According to a research, about 71% of people said they are proud to be Canadian due to the fact that, people from different cultural groups in Canada get along and live in peace (Parkin & Mendelsohn,2003,p.10). Also, 65% of immigrants say that multiculturalism makes them very proud to be Canadian, in comparison with 52% of non-immigrants (Parkin & Mendelsohn,2003,p.11). In addition , 81% of immigrants are very proud to be Canadian because people from different cultural groups in Canada get along and live in peace ,compared with 68% of non-immigrants (Parkin & Mendelsohn,2003,p.11).