Strangers at our gates : Canadian immigration and immigration policy, 1540-2015 / Valerie Knowles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knowles, Valerie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Canada--History.

Immigrants.

Canada--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History.

Canada.

Canada--Emigration and immigration--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn Press, [2016].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this new and revised edition, Knowles explores new materials relating to multiculturalism and immigration. Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians' perception of themselves as a country and a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policymakers and shapers of public opinion figure prominently in this colourful story, as does the role played by racism. This new and revised edition features a chapter on the Conservative government's handling of immigration between 2006 and 2014. Special attention is paid to the role played by the activist minister Jason Kenney and his attempts to develop a faster, more flexible immigration regime. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the Interim Federal Health Program are also discussed. The book's final chapter, "Issues in the Twenty-First Century," introduces new material relating to multiculturalism and outlines arguments supporting population growth, increased immigration, and decreased immigration.

Contents:

Introduction

1. The Beginnings

2. Canada's First Large Influx of Refugees

3. British Immigration Transforms the Colonies

4. Immigration in the Macdonald Era

5. The Sifton Years

6. Forging a New Immigration Policy

7. Immigration Doldrums

8. Immigration's Post-War Boom (1947-1957)

9. Major New Initiatives

10. A New Era in Immigration

11. The Turbulent 1980s and Beyond

12. Immigration Grabs Attention, 1996-2006

13. Developments 2006-2015: Pruning the Queue

14. Issues in the Twenty-First Century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781459732872

1459732871

9781459732865

1459732863

OCLC:

925399211