Immigrants In Canada

Canada is one of the most diverse country in the world. As more and more immigrants come to Canada searching for a better life, the population naturally becomes more diverse. Here in Canada we do not discriminate against your race, culture, the colour of your skin, religion, language, ethnicity and nationality. Everyone here is treated equally with respect. There is something about Canada that attracts many immigrants from around the world. One of them is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It provides fundamental freedoms for anyone living in Canada which enables them to practice their own religion, culture and to speak in different languages without being discriminated. Canada also has a long history of immigration. Statistic shows

He believed that every Canadian, regardless of belief, culture, race, or gender, should be treated equally (Foot). It also protected the rights as well as minority language and education rights to any human beings living in Canada. In 1988, the Canadian Multiculturalism Act was introduced and funds from the government began to be distributed to different ethnic groups to assist them in preserving their cultures. This is why immigrants living in Canada has the freedom to celebrate their cultures the same way how they would celebrate it back home. For an example, Jewish people able to celebrate Hanukkah with their friends and family without being discriminated. Another example are people who are Hindu are able to celebrate Diwali which also known as “festival of lights” and it is an ancient Hindu festival which is celebrated in autumn every year. There are many cultural community centres and places of worship that exists today in order for people to practice their religion. Almost every city in Canada have a temple for Hindu people, a mosque for Muslims, synagogues for Jewish people and churches for Christians. Canada is such a diverse place that it is hard to miss hearing people speaking their native languages. Even though Canada has two official languages, English and French, more than 200 languages were reported in the 2011 Census of Population as a home language (Evans). My family moved here to Canada about 10 years ago and we still speak our native language to each other at home. I am currently employed at a workplace where most of the people I work with are from Pakistan, India and Middle-Eastern countries. Every time I go to work, I always hear them speaking in their own language to one another and I think that is something that we should be proud of as a Canadian. They have no shame speaking their own language because they