Chapter 5 - Immigration: Vocabulary

immigration- the process of people establishing homes and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native country. E.G.  reasons for why people would immigrate to a different country: economic, political, family re-unification, natural disaster, poverty or the wish to change one's surroundings voluntarily.

refugee-A person who seeks refue in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country. e.g. as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
 

Quebec accord: a legal agreement concerning immigration issues between the federal government of Canada and the Province of Quebec.

demographic-To do with the characteristics of populations. e.g. the number of births or deaths.

labour force growth- The growth of the "labour force," or the number of people who can work. E.g. Wall Street Journal 2003 and Kanell 2004.