Immigration to Canada

Running head: IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA
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Answer 1
Who are you and what do you do for a living?
I am a white skinned immigrant from Europe, from the United Kingdom who has arrived
to Upper Canada in search of livelihood options. I have arrived at Upper Canada ti earn my
livelihood as a stone mason and also to find an occupation as a farmer in New Lanark. That is
what I do in Canada for earning my living1.
Why do you live where you do?
I live in New Lanark as it is situated in Upper Canada. It used to be a region which was at
some point of time ruled by English speaking Europeans and the population there is also
dominated by English speakers hence the issue of language barrier would not be there. I could
have also settled in Lower Canada but that was a French stronghold and the population which
resided there was overwhelmingly populated by the French speakers. The language barrier would
have been a serious issue and leading a comfortable life at a place where there was hardly
anyone who could speak in English would have been extremely difficult2.
Were you born here, or have you emigrated from somewhere else, and if so, why did you
come?
I was not born here as I am an immigrant to the region of Upper Canada. I had arrived to
Canada in search of a better life as the government of Great Britain has provided me with a land
in Canada as a measure of relocating people to the new land and populating the area with people
from Europe. It had political motives as the intention was to ensure that the motive of capturing
land from the indigenous people could have been made successful. The easiest and the best
1 Whitefield, Harvey Amani. "The American Background of Loyalist Slaves." Left History 14, no. 1 (2009).
2 Whitefield, Harvey Amani. "The American Background of Loyalist Slaves." Left History 14, no. 1 (2009).

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method which involved less of war and tension was to encourage mass immigration from
Europe3.
What do you think is the most pressing issue facing your community?
The major issue which was faced by my community comprising of people from Europe
living in Europe is emotional problem. There were enough problems back at home in Europe
when we had left our home nation for Canada and our absence from Europe has made things
difficult for both of us. Here in Canada we are struggling to settle with a comfortable life so that
we could even call our families to stay with us in Canada , and on the other hand our families in
Europe are facing problems due to our absence. We also felt homesick in Canada and we longed
for our families. Basically we immigrants have been estranged from our families, and that is an
issue4.
What are your hopes and fears for the future?
We hope for reuniting with our families one day, in Canada itself. We hope of bringing
them here to Canada to live with us but we fear when shall we be able to set up a comfortable
life so that we can bring our families as well5.
3 Whitefield, Harvey Amani. "The American Background of Loyalist Slaves." Left History 14, no. 1 (2009).
4 Wardhaugh, Robert A., and Alan MacEachern, Origins: Canadian History to Confederation, 8th ed. Toronto:
Nelson Education, 2017.
5 Whitefield, Harvey Amani. "The American Background of Loyalist Slaves." Left History 14, no. 1 (2009).