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Article: Multicultural policy.(Canadian assimilation policy)
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- Canada and the World Backgrounder
- Article date:
- December 1, 1994
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How should Canadians deal with this pluralism of origin? In 1971 the federal government announced its policy of multiculturalism. The policy not only recognized the reality of pluralism in Canada, but seemed to reverse the earlier attempt to assimilate immigrants. It challenged all Canadians to accept cultural pluralism, while encouraging them to participate fully and equally in Canadian society.
Many factors influenced the introduction of the multiculturalism policy. Most of all, it must be seen as a product of its time. The mid-1960s were marked by increasingly troubled English-French relations in Canada. The government appointed a Royal Commission to study and ...