Study reveals Canadians broadmindedly accepts new immigration levels with opening of new doors
by Grace - December 6, 2011
Result of a newly conducted study states that the Canadians have adopted more positive attitude towards the increasing levels of immigration.

The Study:
A new research conducted by the Institute for Research on Public Policy found out more than half of the surveyed Canadians holds a very supportive opinion towards increasing the immigration levels of the country which has grown significantly over the years.
Around 2,020 residents were surveyed with this research and as much of 58 per cent answered they are very positive about it.
Different Viewpoint:
The study brings out an all together a different viewpoint of Canadian population. Recently highlighted in various news stories it was believed that the citizens are not very happy with increasing levels of new immigrants, but this study had proved it wrong and has brought different side of country’s public.
The research director Leslie Seidle, from the Institute for Research on Public Policy diversity, immigration and integration programs strongly feels that the positive aspects of immigration should not be ignored just because of some hard incidents that has happened. Rather believing them could create more problems for the citizens as well as the immigrants. The Director also believes that the Canada is doing much better from the other countries in terms of maintaining immigration levels.
Through this research it has also been proved that the majority of people believe that the Canada is having right increase in immigration at right time which will ultimately benefit the country.
Positive Canadians:
Some of the studies conducted also prove the fact that gradually Canadian citizen have high acceptance levels as compared to the people from other countries.
As per a study conducted in year 2010 only 20 per cent of the Canadian citizens feel negative about the increasing standards, this ratio is very low as compared to the people from United Kingdom where more than 60 per cent of citizens are not able to accept the growing number of immigration levels.
As per another poll conducted by German Marshall Fund from the United States that proves that Canadians have high tolerance levels for immigrants as compared to the people in United States, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and other countries.
Initially the Canadians were also not very supportive about the immigrants coming but 1990’s a positive shift in ideology relating to it was noticed among the country people.
Newly Opened Doors:
Statistics shows that around 2, 80,000 immigrants were admitted last year hereby extending more and better opportunities to them as well as for the development of the country.
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