Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Cultural Studies - Canada, grade: 2,0, University of Hannover (Department for Anglophone Studies), course: Canadian Pop-Culture, language: English, abstract: This research paper deals with the immirgration history of Canada from 1500 until today. It highlights the basic history of immgration studies and why they are important to the overall cultural context. Furthermore, the paper investigates the immigration policy by the Canadian government and how this affects immigration laws and tendencies to this day.