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The Aboriginal Peoples
From 20 000 BCE to 10 000 BCE
-Where: Settled across North America, developing many different ways of life based on different environments.
-Why: Aboriginal peoples are rumoured to have been following a food source into North America
-Fact: Abriginals are thought to have travelled across a land bridge from Asia. (Beringia)
-Picture: A map of what Beringia is thought to have looked like at the time. -
French Explorers
From 1600-1760
-Who: Settlers from France.
-Where: The East coast of Canada.
-Why: To look for riches in the New World.
-Fact: They did not find gold and precious minerals. They only found fish and fur.
-Picture: The flag of France at the time. -
The Great Migration
From 1815-1850
-Who: Europeans
-Where: All over Canada
-Why: The Industrial Revolution increased the unemployment rate throughout Europe, so they fled to Canada.
-Fact: A failure of potato crops in Ireland and political unrest throughout Europe also induced immigration to Canada
-Picture: A map of Europe in 1815 -
Post-Confederation Immigration
From 1867-1914
-Who: Eastern Europeans
-Where: The Praries
-Why: Canada wanted many people to move to the Praries in order to farm.
-Fact: In order to get immigrant sto come to Canada, an advertisement campaign was launched.
-Picture: An advertising poster. -
Post-War and Mid-Twentieth-Century Immigration
From 1919-1969
-Who: European countries affected by the war.
-Where: Throughout Canada.
-Why: People dealing with the hardships of the war were attracted to Canada.
-Fact: The Great Depression reduced the immigration rate dramatically for the time being.
-Picture: A scene from WWI -
Recent Immigration Patterns
From 1970-Present
Who: People from countries other than Europe.
Where: Throughout Canada.
Why: Europe's economy recovered, so now Canada is looking for skilled workers from other countries and continents.
Fact: This is when a great number of people from Asia began immigrating to Canada, with 50% of immigrants to Canada are coming from Asia.
-Picture: A table listing top 10 source countries for immigration.
