Geography 1120: Assessing Challenges for Visible Minorities in Quebec

This assignment presents an annotated bibliography and a research proposal focused on the challenges faced by visible minorities in Quebec, specifically within the context of Geography 1120. The annotated bibliography includes summaries of scholarly articles and other relevant documents exploring topics such as ethnicity, political trust, voluntary association activity, and the career trajectories of immigrants in Quebec. The proposal outlines a research project that will examine the integration challenges of visible minorities in Quebec, considering the impact of language, religion, and cultural identity, as well as the tension between ethnic and civic nationalism, and the effects of globalization. The research aims to assess how these factors influence the integration and experiences of visible minority groups, particularly in relation to their political trust and sense of belonging in Quebec society. The paper will analyze the challenges of integrating into Canadian society despite favorable immigration policies.

Running Head: ENGLISH 1
Regional geography of Canada
Name of student
Name of University

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I. Annotated bibliography
Hwang, M. (2017). Ethnicity and political trust in Canada: Is there a deepening divide?
Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers Canadiens De Sociologie, 42(1), 23-54.
Monica Hwang investigates the unique position of Indigenous Peoples and minority
communities in Canada and the political trust levels. Multivariate analyses show that it is the
immigration status, religion, language, and other socioeconomic factors that control the level of
trust in the political system among the Indigenous Peoples and minority groups. The paper would
be used to understand the attitude of the visible minority groups in Quebec towards the political
system.
Hwang, M. (2007). Voluntary association activity in Quebec and English Canada:
Assessing the effects of region and language. Canadian Journal of Political Science,
40(1). 209-232.
The paper makes a multivariate examination of the joint effects of language and region
on voluntary efforts and associations in Canada. As the National survey data shows the lowest
number of memberships in Quebec and fewer memberships among the francophones than
anglophones. Findings indicate a noteworthy contact and communication between region and
language and how thee can impact the patterns of voluntary association activity. As the paper
offers useful content to understand the nature of voluntary activates among the Quebec residents,
it would be used to understand how a place or sense of place and language can impact the
behaviors and nature of minority populations.

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Lacroix, J., Gagnon, A., Lortie, V. and Reeve, P. (2019). At the Intersection of Gender and
National Origin: The Career Trajectories of Selected Immigrants in Quebec. Institut
National d'Etudes Démographiq, 72(3), 419-444.
Canada's immigration policy is based on a system of points for the selection of economic
migrants. The authors of the article study the survey of women and men from different countries
admitted in Quebec, based on their qualifications following their arrival. The investigation shows
disparities between geographical origin groups and the knowledge of the French language. The
differences are greater for women. The study of those differences brings to light as to how,
despite globalization and favorable immigration policies, the visible minority groups can still
face discrimination and racism.
II. PROPOSAL
Immigrants and visible minorities are changing the face of Quebec, as they are more
diverse when compared to other metropolitan areas. These populations remain deeply divided
because of multiple political identities. It is the unique position of minority communities in
Canada plus the growing diversity that impacts their behaviors and adjustment patterns. With the
growing fears of losing their identity and language, several other socioeconomic factors impact
their trust in the political system. Their experiences control their voluntary interaction and
associations in Quebec. Despite a sound immigration policy, a great disparity is found between
migrants from different countries that are gender-based.
s of diversity in Montreal are
similar to those in other

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major Canadian cities,
immigrants to Quebec do face
a more complex political
environment than in the rest
of the country. First, the
politics of immigrant
multiculturalism meet the
politics of minority nationalism
directly. Within the
province, Quebecers of
French-Canadian ancestry
represent a strong majority;
within the larger Canadian and
North American contexts,
however, they are a
minority and often feel
anxious about the future of
their language and culture.

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Historically, this sense of
vulnerability has made the
tension between an ethnic
and a more civic form of
nationalism more immediate
than in the rest of the
country (Breton 1988).
Immigration has often b
Section 1: Thesis statement
I argue that despite a favorite immigration policy and the politics of immigrant
multiculturalism, the integration of visible minority in Quebec faces certain challenges because
of the tension between globalization form of nationalism and an ethnic form of identity based on
the future of their language and culture that creates a sense of vulnerability among the visible
minority families attempting to integrate into Canadian Society.
Section 2: Working title
Assessing the Challenges for The Visible Minority in Quebec Amidst the Effects of
Religion and Language and Building Political Trust
Section 3: Brief description of the paper
The visible minority families in Canada, try to integrate within the society but face
several challenges in the process. Despite the transformational programs and favorable
immigration policies, society has failed to attain cross-cultural competence. The paper will

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discuss the problems of the visible minority in Quebec and how their sense of place, culture, and
nationalism is under threat due to racism and globalization.
Lecture and library notes would be used as material for the paper. The paper would be
organized under different sections, describing the unique position of Indigenous Peoples in
Canada and the level of trust in the political system. The next section would make an
examination of the effects of language and region in Quebec and the communication and
memberships among the minority populations. The last section would cover the challenges faced
by the visible minority in Quebec. Finally, the paper would make a conclusion on the above
discussion.
References
Hwang, M. (2017). Ethnicity and political trust in Canada: Is there a deepening divide? Canadian
Journal of Sociology / Cahiers Canadiens De Sociologie, 42(1), 23-54.
Hwang, M. (2007). Voluntary association activity in Quebec and English Canada: Assessing the
effects of region and language. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 40(1). 209-232.
Lacroix, J., Gagnon, A., Lortie, V. and Reeve, P. (2019). At the Intersection of Gender and
National Origin: The Career Trajectories of Selected Immigrants in Quebec. Institut
National d'Etudes Démographiq, 72(3), 419-444.

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