Vocabulary Chapter 5

Immigration- the process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in  a country that is not their native country.
ex. When people come from a different country to Canada in seek of safety.


Demographic- to do with the characteristics of populations.
ex. Statistic characteristics of a population somewhere.







Labour Force Growth- the growth of the "labour force," or the number of people who can work.
ex. People from a different country coming to Canada to work at the oil sands.





Refugee- a person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in there home country.
ex. A person who travels to Canada from their country in seek of a better life because their country is dangerous.






Quebec Accord- is a legal agreement concerning immigration issues between the federal government of Canada and the Province of Quebec.
ex. An agreement with the government and Quebec that only Quebec can try to find french immigrants.

Current Event

Who: Sheila Nabb 37 years old

What: She was severely beaten in an elevator while in Mexico.

Where: At five-star Hotel Riu where she and her husband were vacationing.

Why: A man and her were chatting and the man, Jose Ramon Acosta Quintero, was drunk and wanted to keep talking so he blocked the door and  when she started to scream, he panicked and hit her. He denies trying to kill her.

How it impacts Canada: It impacts Canada because people like him could be anywhere at anytime including Canada and the makes the safety of the public in danger.

How it impacts my life: Its scary because I could travel to Mexico and that could happen to me or one of my loved ones.