Population and Settlement

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The designated focus of this section of the program asks students to consider "The effects of natural population change and migration on the formation of the population and the settlement of the territory."

The following resource collection was designed to support the developing LEARN LES on Population for Year 2 of the Cycle 2 program. (Most links below refer to external resources on other sites. Most LEARN-produced tools must be accessed from the LES itself.)

After first considering the population and settlement in our own communities and in Quebec in general, we can look back on population trends from 1500 onward, from the Native world to the present. Concepts such as Identity, Pluriculturality, Migration, Growth and Belonging are explored, and students enact their citizenship by considering the "Diversity of social identities and sense of belonging to Québec society."

Guiding questions are suggested for each section of this collection, which is divided according to chronological reference points suggested in the QEP.

We begin by reflecting on Quebec's Populaton Today
Then we consider:
Ancient Migrations | New France | Loyalists | Irish | Slaves | French Canadian Emigration | Western Settlement | Post WWW2 Immigration | Quebec's Populaton Today

Note: A new mini LES on the former Phase 1 entitled "LES 1: Population (Local and Quebec’s Population Today) is located here.

Still to be developed, sections on:
Key Concepts | Cultural References | Elsewhere element: Belgium |

Quebec’s Population Today

Engage Question:
What is the population of our city/town and how does it compare to Montreal?
Photos of populated streets in Montreal.
Statistics Canada Community Profiles 2006
Create a Graph
If you are concentrating on Quebec City, consider Québec 1608-2008: 400 years of censuses

Reflect again on Today. Questions after Learning Situation process:
What is the population situation in Quebec today?
How does it compare with another territory?
Historical Significance
Canadian Encyclopedia
Quebec Birthrate 2006
Belgium Demographics
Quebec Demographics
Library and Archives exhibition on immigration titled “Moving Here, Staying Here.”

New! Progressions of Learning & Related Resources!

Indicates the approximate number of inhabitants and the composition of Québec’s population.
See Data for Quebec at http://tinyurl.com/3m4rk6r
Also read AKCanada site Living in Quebec http://www.akcanada.com/lic_quebec.cfm
Describes Québec’s demographic situation: low natural growth, aging population, increased immigration
[See Age characteristics charges from 2006 http://tinyurl.com/3m4rk6r and 2001 http://tinyurl.com/3hfkvz5 and compare.
[Notes about changing situation: Stats Can indicates this trend is changing, even in Quebec. See http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-215-x/2009000/part-partie1-eng.htm and related Charts . Consider quote: “For a sixth straight year, natural growth was up in Canada, from 132,500 in 2007/2008 to 134,800 in 2008/2009, an increase of 1.7%. This was the highest level of natural growth since 1994/1995. Quebec (8.5%) and British Columbia (8.5%) showed the strongest increases since 2007/2008.” Quebec sees biggest birth-rate hike since 1909” at http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20070126/quebec_babyboom_070126/ andhttp://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20070313/census_quebec_070313/ for articles, though accompanying videos seem to be disabled. See also Sectoral Outlook 2010-2012 - Quebec Region at http://tinyurl.com/4xe2fse which offers similar conclusions but also points out. “While migration is buffering the impact of population aging in Quebec to some degree, it will not be enough to eliminate workforce renewal problems.” ]

Indicates government measures to promote population increase (e.g. public daycare system, parental insurance plan, immigration policy)
[See Quebec Immigration site http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/ for promotional information and news.]
Indicates effects of the aging of Québec’s population since the end of the 20th century (e.g. labour scarcity in some sectors, increased costs in the health sector)
[See Immigration in the Gaspé region CBC report at http://tinyurl.com/3d79cej

Ancient Migration

Who were the first peoples?
How and why did they come?
Map view and photos of look across Bering Strait
Prior knowledge of migration theories and Native origins, etc
Site: The Spread of Homo Sapiens

French Regime

What solutions could be found to increase the population of New France?
Talon’s Census

British Rule:

Loyalists
How did the arrival of the Loyalists affect Quebec?
Loyalists
Constitutional Act 1791
Map – Upper and Lower Canada
Pierpoint Settlement
Petition Document

Western Settlement

Why did the government promote settlement of the West?

Ukrainian Perspective
Immigration poster search on Google

Post World War 2 Immigration

Why did many immigrants come to Canada after the second world war?
Was the Canadian dream a myth?
Jewish War Orphans
Hungarian refugee
United Nations site
100 years of immigration to Canada, 1901 to 2001