The debate on family reunification and Canada's Immigration Act of 1976 (1). From: American Review of Canadian Studies | Date: December 22, 2005| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2005 Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

On April 10, 1978, a new Immigration Act came into force in Canada after a lengthy legislative reform process initiated in September 1973 aimed at clarifying and modernizing the immigration legislation. The Act's introductory clause spelled out the objectives of the nation's immigration policy, among which were welcoming refugees, fulfilling the country's economic, social, and demographic needs, and guaranteeing family reunification. While few people disputed these objectives, the relative importance attributed to each, and especially the number of visas allocated annually to the ...

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