The Ups and Downs of Immigration

In this lesson students examine how immigration policy in Canada has changed over time. Students draw from a list of events and changes in immigration policy to research the effects these had on immigration in Canada. Students are required to research why the event happened or the policy was created and how it affected Canada. Students then provide a reasoned judgment on whether these events should be considered as positive or negative developments in Canadian history.

Funding and support for the development of this lesson plan is as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation of the K-12 Social Studies curriculum. Financial and in-kind support was also provided by the Calgary Regional Consortium (http://www.crcpd.ab.ca/).