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Following the previous chapter on Singapore, this chapter presents Canada as another case of successful immigrant students in a multicultural society that may serve as a positive example for other countries. Today, about 250,000 immigrants migrate to Canada each year, and about 20 % of the Canadian population consists of immigrants. Similar to Singapore, Canada gives preference to immigrants with a higher education – especially in more recent times, basing the immigration admission program on a credit point system. This section describes immigrant regulation as well as legislation in Canada and the distribution of immigrants across the Canadian provinces in relation to immigrant student achievement, taking into account the differing language situation. Focusing on the differences found between the provinces, the chapter concludes with a close look at factors in quantitative research, including age at immigration, the language spoken at home, gender differences, the school environment, student’s self-esteem, and initiatives targeted at immigrant students.
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It should be noted here that although the language of the test was primarily French in Quebec and English in Ontario and British Columbia, children in Quebec who were taught in English were also tested in English, and children in Ontario and British Columbia who were taught in French were tested in French. These were only small percentages in each of the provinces; however, we can conclude that the English minorities in Quebec and the French minorities in Ontario and British Columbia do not affect the results presented here.
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Hastedt, D. (2016). Immigrant Students in Canada. In: Mathematics Achievement of Immigrant Students. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29311-0_9
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