Strangers at our gates : Canadian immigration and immigration policy, 1540-2006 /

"Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians' perception of themselves as a country and as a society. In this history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knowles, Valerie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn, ©2007.
Edición:Rev. ed.
Temas:
Immigrants > Canada > History.
Immigrants > Canada > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Immigrants
Einwanderung
Einwanderungspolitik
Canada > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History.
Canada > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale > Histoire.
Canada > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Canada
Kanada
Kanada.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The beginnings
  • Canada's first large influx of refugees
  • British immigration transforms the colonies
  • Immigration in the Macdonald era
  • The Sifton years
  • Forging a new immigration policy
  • Immigration doldrums
  • Immigrations' post-War boom (1947-1957)
  • Major new initiatives
  • A new era inimmigration
  • The turbulent 1980s and beyond
  • Developments in the last decade : Appendix : tables and figures.

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