Canada’s Immigration Act of 1976
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Laws, Acts, Legislation, Asylum, Refugees, Immigration, Immigrants
- Curriculum: Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: April 10, 1978
Article abstract: For the first time in Canadian history, legislation delineates national responsibility for immigration.
Summary of Event
The Immigration Act of 1976 is a landmark in Canadian immigration policy and history. It delineated national responsibility for immigration for the first time in Canada’s history, and it pledged government commitment to family reunification and to Canada’s international obligations to ease the plight of refugees, the displaced, and the persecuted. It also reflected Canada’s changing economic circumstances,...
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