Thursday 16 February 2012

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.

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