1. Canada's Immigration Policies
In 1885, Chinese immigrants were brought to Canada to build a national railway and after its completion; the Canadian government prohibited the families of these workers from immigrating to Canada by passing the Chinese Immigration Act (Abu-Laban & Gabriel, 2003, p.294). ... This act was called the Immigration and Refugee Protection act (IRPA). ... Canada's current policy has three classifications of immigration: Family Reunification, Economic Immigrant, and Refugee. Approximately 30% of immigrants come through the Family Reunification program (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2009)...
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