Geog1101 Project: Calgary Population and Immigration Policies Proposal

This document is a team project proposal for a Geography course (Geog1101) focusing on the population and immigration policies in Calgary, Canada. The proposal outlines the team members, research questions (population characteristics, immigration policies, advantages/disadvantages, and effects), and geographic focus. The planned study methods include interviews, questionnaires, and secondary data analysis of established immigration policies and previous research findings. The proposal also details the division of labor within the team, including tasks such as topic selection, proposal writing, data collection, analysis, report writing, and presentations. The study aims to understand the impact of immigration policies on Calgary's population, referencing the Canada's Migration Program and discussing population growth and the composition of immigrants. The project includes an analysis of population characteristics and the effects of immigration policies on the city's population, considering the historical context of immigration in Canada.

Names, Student Numbers And Email Address Of Team
Members
Name Numbers Email Address
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Team’s Topic And Research Questions
Topic:
The Population and Immigration Policies in Calgary
Research Questions:
 What are the population characteristics and composition in Calgary?
 What are the immigration policies in Calgary?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of the immigration policies in Calgary?
 What effects do the immigration policies have on the population of Calgary?

Geographic Focus of the Study
 This study will be done in Calgary City of Canada. The population in the city was
utilized for obtaining data through interviews, questionnaires and observation

Planned Study Methods And Data Sources
 Conducting Interviews on the city population
 Secondary data (data on established immigration policies)
 Previous research findings

Division of Labour in the Team
Choosing of suitable research project topic – All members of the team
Writing research proposal – members 1 and 2
Presentation of the proposal – member number 3
Conducting the study and data collection – members 4 and 5
Analysis of data and Writing of the project report – members 3, 4 and 5
Presentation of the final project report – members 1
Submission of the team’s final project report – member 2

Population Characteristics and Composition in Canada
Population in Calgary is majorly composed of people who are likely to have been born in the
overseas especially the United Kingdom. The population of Canada was about 12 million during the
World War II in the 1945.However, the rate of fertility grew after the war and the population was on
the rise coupled with the Country’s migration program initiated with an aim of increasing the
population.
The immigration policies in Canada are guided by the Canada’s Migration Program which defines the criteria
and amount of immigrants to take in every year. Canada’s Migration Program provides different categories of
migration including the family and economic immigration programs and temporary migrations such refugees.
Permanent migration includes the economic migration and the family streams (Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada, 2018).

Effects of Immigration Policies on the Population of Canada
 The major effect of the immigration policies introduced by the Canadian
government is the population growth in the city of Calgary.
In the recent past, there has been concerns over the overgrowing population and
criminals in the Canadian cities including Calgary which has resulted into stiffer
measures for vetting the immigrants (Keller, 2018).

 Immigrants were very high before 1981 with over 1.9 million migrants allowed
into Canada. The number of migrants increased steadily over intervals of 10 years
from 1981 to 2010
Before 1981 1981 to
1990
1991 to
2000
2001 to
2010
2001 to
2005
2006 to
2010
2011 to
2016
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
Immigrants
Immigrants

 The majority of migrants fall at ages between 15 to 44 years which accounts for
students and the labour category.
Under 5 years 5 to 14 years 15 to 24 years 25 to 44 years 45 years and over
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
Immingrants
Immingrants

 People of Canadian origin in Calgary accounted for only 28% of the sample data.
The English people were the majority among the immigrants. It is also important
to note that 88% of the sample was happy with the current Canadian immigration
policies while 12% were not satisfied.
28
18
13
15
9
5
12
Number of People
Canadian Origin English French Scottish German Chinese Irish