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The
United Nations has ranked Canada the best place to live for five
consecutive years.Their surveys are based on quality of life,
educational opportunities, unemployment and crime rates, and life
expectancy.
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A
1997 survey of people in 20 countries found that the majority placed
Canada in the top ten lists of countries where they would like to
live. Most countries consider Canada a generous, peaceful and compassionate
nation, while they see Canadians as honest, friendly and polite. |
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Canada
is a highly developed country, with excellent working conditions,
an outstanding education system, a very high standard of living
and a health care system ranked one of the best in the world. |
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Canada
is one of the leading G-7 Nations and the second largest country
in the world with a population of approximately 30 million people.
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Each
year, Canada welcomes more than 200,000 new immigrants. No matter
where you come from, once you are a landed immigrant you have all
the rights of Canadian citizen. The diversified backgrounds and
cultures are what make Canada unique. Multiculturalism is promoted
to help maintain this unique "melting pot". |
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Canada
is a country composed of immigrants from practically every country
in the world. Canada's success is largely due to the contributions
made by these immigrants. |
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During
the 1990s, Canada received between 200,000 and 250,000 immigrants
per year |
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The
Charter of Rights and Freedoms entrenched in the Canadian constitution
guarantees such fundamental rights as equality, mobility and legal
rights, as well as freedom of speech, assembly and association. |
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These
rights are protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Should
you wish to become a citizen, you can do so after you have lived
in Canada for three years. As a Canadian citizen, you can apply
for a Canadian passport and you are eligible to vote. Canada has
a long tradition of welcoming immigrants. Home to two official languages,
English and French, Canada is also a multicultural society, with
more than 17% of the population reporting a mother tongue other
than English or French. |
