Questions: Who were the first people to live in Canada?

Fear of Immigration.

Canada, built upon the backs of its immigrant communities, has always welcomed immigrants like the U.S.A. However, unlike the U.S., Canada does not have the large racial issues that are rampant in the U.S. Diversity is celebrated in Canada by adopting a national policy of multiculturalism. Immigration is welcome in the country, with studies showing more than half of Canadians agreeing that their country should be more open to it. However, there is a growing perception in some Canadian provinces, Quebec in particular, that Canada allows in too many immigrants. Even though Canada has one of the most rigorous immigration selection processes in the world based upon the economic needs of the country and the skills of the applicants, the United Nations and official refugee organizations contend that Canada can take in far more numbers of refugees and immigrants than it currently does. Canada’s growing resistance to immigration tends to come from a place of misunderstanding, rhetoric, and misplaced fear. A recent surge of refugees across the Canada and U.S. borders following the draconian clampdown by President Donald Trump’s administration, have only stoked concern of too many foreigners entering Canada. The surge in asylum seekers spurred worries of massive unregulated immigration. The Federal and Provincial governments need to do more to explain why migration is positive for Canada.