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In 1997 and subsequent years,
Canada has been voted by the United Nations the Number One country to
live in.
Canada is historically a nation of immigrants.
The history of immigration to Canada is closely linked with the history
of Canada itself.
In 1910, Canada took in 286,000 immigrants. In 1911, the figures was
331,000. In 1912, it was 375,000, and in 1913, it topped 400,000. When
World War I broke out in 1914, immigration collapsed, reaching only
150,000 that year and 36,000 in 1915.
Put in historical perspective,
the number of immigrants never again reached even the 1910 figure, let
alone 1913 dimensions.
In 1974, there were 218,000
immigrants. In 1977, landings numbered 114,914. One year later, in 1978,
they dropped to 88,313. In 1981, there were 128.618 immigrants, while
in 1984, the figure dropped to 88,239. On January 1, 1986, Canada embarked
on a new phase of general immigration.
The announced immigration
level for 1986 was 105,000 to 115,000, and in 1987, Canada is expected
to have welcomed 125,000 newcomers. The immigration planning range since
1993 has been 250,000- though the exact number has not been reached.
Canadian immigration moves
in `cycles'. There is positively a more generous admission into the
country than the early 1980s. This is said to be the right time to take
advantage and proceed before the cycle turns difficult again.
