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Multiculturalism in Canada in the sense of equal acceptance of races, religions and cultures was adopted as the official policy of the Canadian government during the prime ministership of Pierre Elliot Trudeau in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] The Canadian government has been described as the instigator of multiculturalism as an ideology because of its public emphasis on the social importance of immigration.[2] The Canadian Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism is often referred to as the origin of modern political awareness of multiculturalism.[3]
Canadians have used the term “multiculturalism” to discuss the many different groups of religions and cultures that make up the population in Canada. The nation consists several racial origins and is open to cultural pluralism because it is advantageous to the Canadian society as a whole. Canada is a nation that consists of many foreigners and almost 40 percent of the population are neither British or from a French background. In the past, the relationship between the British and the French has been given a lot of importance in Canada’s history. But in today’s day, people from outside British and French heritage compose most of Canada’s poTroper.H (2012). Multiculturalism. Multicultural Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2012 from http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/m9pulation
Multiculturalism is reflected in the law through the Canadian Multiculturalism Act and section 27 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is administered by the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Broadcasting Act of 1991 asserts the Canadian broadcasting system should reflect the diversity of cultures in the country. Despite the official policies, segments of the Canadian population are critical of the concept(s) of a cultural mosaic and implantation(s) of multiculturalism.[4]