Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 8 views

    Canadian Ethnicity, Religions and Immigration

    Uploaded by

    András Kardos
    Canada has experienced many waves of immigration since the 16th century from countries such as France, England, Ireland, and others. There was no official state religion, though Catholicism was dominant due to French influence initially and Protestantism grew with English immigration post-1760. Various religious groups including Jews, Muslims, indigenous peoples and others immigrated or were present in Canada. Over time, discriminatory laws and attitudes emerged portraying some groups as inferior to the dominant Western Christian view. However, legislation in the 1960s including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms led to a more inclusive multi-faith society where all people would be equal before the law regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religion.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content

    You might also like

    Canadian Ethnicity, Religions and Immigration

    Uploaded by

    András Kardos
    8 views1 page
    Canada has experienced many waves of immigration since the 16th century from countries such as France, England, Ireland, and others. There was no official state religion, though Catholicism was dominant due to French influence initially and Protestantism grew with English immigration post-1760. Various religious groups including Jews, Muslims, indigenous peoples and others immigrated or were present in Canada. Over time, discriminatory laws and attitudes emerged portraying some groups as inferior to the dominant Western Christian view. However, legislation in the 1960s including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms led to a more inclusive multi-faith society where all people would be equal before the law regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religion.

    Original Description:

    cc

    Original Title

    Nation of Immigrants

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Canada has experienced many waves of immigration since the 16th century from countries such as France, England, Ireland, and others. There was no official state religion, though Catholicism was dominant due to French influence initially and Protestantism grew with English immigration post-1760. Various religious groups including Jews, Muslims, indigenous peoples and others immigrated or were present in Canada. Over time, discriminatory laws and attitudes emerged portraying some groups as inferior to the dominant Western Christian view. However, legislation in the 1960s including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms led to a more inclusive multi-faith society where all people would be equal before the law regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religion.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    8 views1 page

    Canadian Ethnicity, Religions and Immigration

    Uploaded by

    András Kardos
    Canada has experienced many waves of immigration since the 16th century from countries such as France, England, Ireland, and others. There was no official state religion, though Catholicism was dominant due to French influence initially and Protestantism grew with English immigration post-1760. Various religious groups including Jews, Muslims, indigenous peoples and others immigrated or were present in Canada. Over time, discriminatory laws and attitudes emerged portraying some groups as inferior to the dominant Western Christian view. However, legislation in the 1960s including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms led to a more inclusive multi-faith society where all people would be equal before the law regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religion.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    Canadian ethnicity, religions and immigration

    many waves of immigrants nation of immigrants: French (16th c.) English (17th c.),
    also: no official religion
    Catholic Christianity: first strongly French Canadian, then Irish Canadian (19th c.),
    later multicultural
    Protestant Christianity: British, after 1760, immigrants: Irish, English, Scots, American,
    republican, democratic, voluntarist, royalist, Jewish, Amerindians, Canadian Muslim,
    Orthodox Christian
    The French: missionaries, working tirelessly to Christianize and civilize Amerindian
    nations, they realized their actions were futile, but trade still flourished, Amerindian relations
    New religion from England: Anglicism, instead of Catholicism failed attempts, peace was
    settled
    Treaties in 1783 and 1814 immigration, undermined the establishment of the Church of
    England in Canada
    Amerindians neglected, abused no more power, the pelt trade lost its importance
    1867-1967 Confederation: English Canadian (Protestant) and French Canadian(Catholic)
    majorities
    Discrimination
    arrival of African Americans, Russian Doukhobors, Russian Mennonites, Chinese, Japanese,
    Eastern Europeans.
    Canadas disciminatory laws and attitudes: Jehovas Witnesses in Qubec,
    Communists outlawed
    They shared the values of the time Western Christian civilization: superior WASP
    Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Asiatics were held to be inferior
    1967: new legislation with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms became part
    of the constitutional law of the land in 1982
    Canadians of all ethic, national and religious origin would be qual before the
    law.
    Church opinion: truly Canadian - by abandoning their foreign language, culture, religion
    before 1960s: religious changes to evangelize, civilize Amerindian people
    the first missionaries: Catholic Church, Church of Enland 85% of Amerindians are
    Christian
    Many immigrants chose to remain true to their traditions
    1960s: sea of change, Christian churches acknowledge the legimitacy and value of other
    faiths.
    New openness: among all religious parties, a new mutual interest, respect, willingness to
    work with and learn from each other
    Canada today: open to change and difference

    You might also like