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Multicultural Resources and Services
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/multicultural/r25-200-e.html
Library and Archives Canada offers a variety of services and programs for members of diverse cultural communities. These services include specialized reference assistance, digital projects, access to images that reflect ethnic history, databases of writers, artists, and immigration records, and specialized help in genealogical searches.Multiculturalism Issues in Canada
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/multi/program/irs-sri_e.cfm
This strategic grants program is a three-year (2003-2006) joint initiative of the Multiculturalism Program of Canadian Heritage and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The program is intended to support research focussed on multiculturalism issues in contemporary Canadian society.A Public Policy Framework for Multiculturalism
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/multi/reports/ann97-98/public_e.cfm
Canada's approach to diversity has evolved over the years and is embedded within a broad framework of civil, political, social, language and minority rights both nationally and internationally. Multiculturalism, as a public policy issue, is reflected in a number of constitutional and statute laws, regulations and practices that recognize the contribution of all Canadians to the fabric of the nation and its economic well-being. The Canadian legislative framework that responds to diversity is extensive and has been expanded and strengthened throughout our history. 1947-1997Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Multi.html
This guide of over 50 web sites was created to assist multicultural educators in locating educational resources on the Internet. World wide access to multicultural information and current events in other regions makes the Internet an important educational tool. Teachers through the internet have access to lesson plans, on-line photo galleries, stories, maps, virtual field trip, international radio programming, and e-mail pen pals. In the multicultural classroom these resources can be used to create thematic units.Nation Tables: Immigration and Citizenship
http://www.statcan.ca/english/census96/nov4/nalis5.htm
1996 Census tables tell what major immigrant groups live in what provinces and metropolitan areas.Cultural Profiles Project
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html
Each cultural profile provides an overview of life and customs in the profiled country. Most recent data from 2002.Multiculturalism in the City: A Comparative Analysis of Municipal Responsiveness to Immigration in Toronto and Vancouver
http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2004/Good.pdf
Few Canadian political scientists have shown interest in the politics and policy activities of local jurisdictions. Canadian political science has tended to focus on the institutions and policy-making processes of governing jurisdictions with constitutional status. Local governments have been viewed as they are formally described in section 92 (8) of the Canadian constitution, as “creatures of the provinces” with little political autonomy due to their lack of independent constitutional status and tightly constrained ability to raise revenue. However, this paper presents clear evidence that local agency matters to immigrant settlement and “multicultural” policy. Since federal and provincial legislation endorsing multiculturalism provide few concrete behavioral guidelines, and since there is a lack of societal consensus concerning the goals of multiculturalism, there is a great deal of room for municipal agency in the way in which diversity is managed in Canadian cities. Essentially, understanding the role of multicultural policy in immigrant integration requires that one discover the mundane experience of multiculturalism in the city.Becoming Canadian: Intent, Process and Outcome
http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11-008-X20040047775
Canada has a large and varied immigrant population, a diverse culture and vast distances. But whether individuals are Canadian citizens by birth or by naturalization, they are granted the same rights and responsibilities. Canadian citizenship may thus be viewed as something that creates a shared sense of belonging or an indication of allegiance to Canada. For the foreign-born, acquiring citizenship may be symbolic of the final stage of the migration process, their inclusion into the electoral process and a declaration of their commitment to Canada, their adopted homeland. This study explores the characteristics associated with becoming a Canadian citizen among immigrants who have resided in Canada for various periods of time. Abstract, The Daily - Statistics CanadaIntercultural Institute of Montreal
http://www.iim.qc.ca/english/recherche/buts.html
IIM is engaged in a process of continual interaction between reflection and action... works towards recovering subjugated systems of knowledge in the informal sector and in various cultures, as well as articulating an intercultural and community-based method of research: Participatory action-research, which translates into a synergetic dynamic between reflection and action (theory and practice); Ethnocultural and intercultural investigation into the realities of specific groups, communities and societies and into the nature of their interaction and coexistence; Interdisciplinary dialogue between social science disciplines, community-based knowledge, and the wisdom/knowledge systems of different cultures; Balancing North-South relations to avoid dominance or any new types of crypto-colonialistic theories with respect to pluralism and interculturalism; Integration of different cultural modes of knowledge and epistemologies.Resource Centre on the African Diaspora
http://www.yorku.ca/nhp/intro.htm
The Harriet Tubman Resource Centre is a digitalized research facility that focuses on the history of the African diaspora and the movement of Africans to various parts of the world, particularly the Americas and the Islamic lands of North Africa and the Middle East. The Tubman Centre is part of the Department of History, York University, and includes a digital library and repository as well as facilities for the digitalization of materials... Its research agenda and teaching program are described elsewhere on this website... The Resource Centre is named in honour of Harriet Tubman (1821-1913), feminist and political activist associated with the Underground Railroad that moved thousands of Black refugees from the United State to Canada before the American Civil War. Harriet Tubman escaped from Dorchester County, Maryland, in 1849, and personally assisted at least 200 people in their flight from slavery.Caribbean immigrants: a sociodemographic profile
http://canada.metropolis.net/research-policy/litreviews/bjot_bib/bjot_bib-04a.html
The author "synthesizes and interprets a wealth of data on Caribbean immigrants to Canada, providing us with the first comprehensive study of a group that has contributed more than 350,000 people to the Canadian mosaic since 1945. The author presents invaluable data on the sociohistorical background to Caribbean immigration, as well as on the social and demographic characteristics of Caribbeans in Canada." Abstract, Metropolis 1993Chinese Canadians: enriching the cultural mosaic
http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11-008-X20040047778
Chinese in Canada now comprise the country's largest visible minority group, surpassing one million for the first time, following successive waves of immigration. They are a diverse group, reporting a variety of countries of birth, mother tongues, home languages and religious affiliation. But they are linked by a common ethnicity. And while earlier Chinese immigrants came as manual labourers, recent arrivals tend to come with education and human capital. This article examines the history of the Chinese in Canada, its diverse population and its contribution to the nation's rich multicultural mosaic. Abstract, The Daily - Statistics CanadaTransnational geographies: Indian immigration to Canada
http://office.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/gutberlet/101
B_Lab_1_Reading_Transnational_Geographies.pdf
Immigration from India has traditionally been tightly regionalised, with the majority of immigrants originating from the Doaba area of Punjab. Settlement in Canada is also highly concentrated at the provincial, metropolitan and suburban scales. Drawing upon a range of qualitative and quantitative data collected in both India and Canada, I illustrate the geography of immigration from India and highlight some of the processes that contribute to creating transnational networks between these sites.Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS)
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/multi/program/faq_e.cfm#2
It represents an important milestone in the study of ethnicity in Canada, offers a unique and innovative way of enhancing "citizen-centred" decision-making by providing a database of citizen perspectives in several key areas of diversity research. Specifically, the EDS offers ground-breaking research in the areas of ethnic self definition, family background and interaction, knowledge and use of languages, social networks, civic participation, social exclusion, belonging, trust and satisfaction, and socio-economic activities.Statistics on Multiculturalism in Canada – Canadian Heritage
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/multi/pubs/multi-stats_e.cfm
Selected Ethnic Profiles of Canada's Young Age Cohorts.
Selected Ethnic Profiles of Canada's Senior Age Cohorts.
Multicultural Canada: A Demographic Overview (DRAFT).The Canadian Ethnocultural Council
http://www.ethnocultural.ca/about_cec.html
Since its inception, the CEC has advocated for the adoption by the Government of Canada of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, the Employment Equity Act and for the inclusion of Section 27 (multiculturalism) in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms… Membership in the CEC is open to all democratically constituted national ethnocultural organizations that meet the admission criteria. Eligible members must represent a distinct ethnocultural community and support the aims and objectives of the CEC.
Ethnic Diversity Survey; Portrait of a multicultural society; Canada's Changing Demographic; Canadian Multiculturalism ActThe Theory and Practice of Canadian Multiculturalism
http://www.fedcan.ca/english/fromold/breakfast-kymlicka1198.cfm
"It may be awhile before Canadians are in the frame of mind to recognize immigrant claims for what they are: reasonable claims for fair terms of integration"...
The Impact of Multiculturalism, The Principle of Multiculturalism, Conclusion: Explaining the DebateMulticulturalism in Canada
http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/multi/
Immigration: The Early Years
Attitudes toward Immigrants
Immigration in the Modern Era
Ethnic and Racial Diversity
Multicultural Policy
Prospects for the FutureImmigrants, Multiculturalism and Canadian Citizenship
http://www.pearson-shoyama.ca/Hot_Button/immigran.htm
Most of the focus of multiculturalism policy (and most of its funding) has been directed to promoting civic participation in the larger society, and to increasing mutual understanding and cooperation between the members of different ethnic groups. More generally, the multiculturalism policy has never stated or implied that people are under any duty or obligation to retain their ethnic identity/practices "freeze-dried", or indeed to retain them at all. On the contrary, the principle that individuals should be free to choose whether to maintain their ethnic identity has been one of the cornerstones of the policy since 1971, and continues to guide existing multiculturalism programs. Multiculturalism is intended to make it possible for people to retain and express their identity with pride if they so choose, by reducing the legal, institutional, economic or societal obstacles to this expression. It does not penalize or disapprove of people who choose not to identify with their ethnic group, or describe them as poor citizens or as lesser Canadians.How Canadian are you?
Visible-minority immigrants and their children identify less and less with the country
http://web.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/
RTGAM.20070112.wximmigrant12/BNStory/National/home
Visible-minority immigrants are slower to integrate into Canadian society than their white, European counterparts, and feel less Canadian, suggesting multiculturalism doesn't work as well for non-whites... The study found that the children of visible-minority immigrants exhibited a more profound sense of exclusion than their parents. Visible-minority newcomers, and their offspring, identify themselves less as Canadians, trust their fellow citizens less and are less likely to vote than white immigrants from Europe. Globe & Mail 2007A Multicultural Profile of Canada
http://www.myschool.gc.ca/events/archives/canada2017/fellegi_e.ppt
Summary of the immigrant experience.Canada's Intervention at WCAR
http://www.pch.gc.ca/multi/plan_action_plan/tous_all/part_two_3_e.cfm
Engagement of civil society and, in particular, non-governmental organizations representing victims and those vulnerable to racism and racial discrimination is essential to developing and implementing appropriate national, regional and international measures to eradicate forms of racism. Canada will seek to strengthen partnerships and capacity of civil society through knowledge empowerment and public-awareness raising relating to anti-racism and multiculturalism.Impact of Migration and Resettlement on Attachment Beliefs, Values, and Practices
http://www.attachmentacrosscultures.org/about/index.html
This project developed out of a growing recognition by St. Joseph's Women's Health Centre of the need to inform and educate community-based agencies across Canada on the value of supporting and promoting cross-cultural attachment practices in their everyday programming and responsiveness to families with young children. It also acknowledges the fact that families and children now living in Canada require additional support and understanding in preserving, adapting, and sharing their effective attachment practices.Settlement and Multiculturalism BC
http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/sam/multiweek/index.htm
Program Design and Evaluation
Program and Regional Operations
Anti-racism and Multiculturalism
Program Integration and Stakeholder Relations
Newcomer's Guide to B.C.
Multicultural, Anti-racism, Immigrant and Community Service OrganizationsNational Film Board of Canada - Reel Diversity
http://www.nfb.ca/faireunfilm/travaillerStudio.php?idP=0&idS=24&idCat=54&lg=en&choix=stage&v=h
Annual competition to showcase the work of emerging filmmakers of colour. Winners are invited by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) to direct their own documentaries, to be broadcast nationally. Creative arenas such as Reel Diversity reflect the mandate set by the NFB to produce outstanding, intelligent and culturally representative audiovisual works.