IN8.2

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a. Research reasons for diverse peoples choosing Canada as a home (e.g., economic opportunity, economic hardship or war in the country of origin, reunification of family, escape from religious or political oppression).

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b. Construct a timeline of the historical immigration patterns in Western Canada.

• Using the websites below, have the students create a timeline or add to the timeline already made showing the history and contribution of Catholic immigrants to the life and culture of Canada. Use different colors for this part of the timeline.
• http://www.cic.ca/index-e.php (Catholic Immigration Centre of Ottawa)
  http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/u1/9 ( Multicultural Canada and Religion)
  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03231a.htm (Catholicity in Canada, scroll down to Colonization)
  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10378a.htm (Catholic Indian Missions of Canada)
  

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c. Investigate the evolution of Canada's immigration policy and assess the impact on historic and contemporary immigration patterns.

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d. Assess the fairness of Canada's current immigration policy  by conducting an inquiry to determine if the ancestor of a student or a community member would be admitted to Canada by today's criteria (recognize that not all students will be descendants of immigrants, such as Aboriginal students or those who are recent immigrants).

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e. Assess the benefits and challenges of the multicultural policy in Canada.