Canadian Immigration History

Early Europans

Jan 1, 1500

Pull Factors : Followed food & resources
Push Factors :No food / Climate change

French

Jan 1, 1600

Pull factors :Furs/Accessability
Push Factors : Fur trade/ Voyageurs

Americans

Jan 1, 1800

Pull Factors : Freedom/Land/ No slavery
Push Factors : Slavery/ Loyalists

British

Jan 1, 1900

Pull Factors : French were there ($)
Push Factors :Saw french getting $ , envious

Northern Europeans ( Ukrainians , Scandinavian. Russian,British,German )

Jan 1, 1900

Pull Factors : Freedom/ Land
Push Factors : War/Persecution/No Land

Southern Europeans ( Italians, Portugese,Greek )

Jan 1, 1970

Pull Factors : Freedom/Jobs
Push Factors : Government Persecution/Economy

African & Caribbean

Jan 1, 1970

Pull Factors: Strong Economy
Push Factors : No jobs/Looking for more opportunity

Asians

Jan 1, 1980

Pull Factors : Democracy/No war
Push Factors : War/Dictatorship/Communism

Hong Kong

Jan 1, 1990

Pull Factors : Domocracy & Capitalism
Push Factors : Communism/No Freedom Of Enterprise

Pauline

Nov 19, 1990

What Country did you immigrate from? Guyana.
How have you adjusted to canada ? Not really good.
Why did you come to canada? More freedom & more things to do over here.
What Languages do you speak ? English
How is canada different from your home country? Canada is more free& more jobs & more site-seeing
Skilling Worker?Family Class? Or Independant ? Family Class !

Afghanistan,India,Pakistan

Dec 31, 2006

Pull Factors : Democracy/Capitalism/Freedom
Push Factors : Conflict/Government Persecution