Difference Between Canada And The Policy Of Interculturalism

Canada has adopted many different approaches throughout its history for the integration of immigrants. Within a country such as Canada, a contrast can be drawn between multiculturalism and interculturalism. Even though both policies share a number of similarities, the two models’ histories are distinct. Multiculturalism was developed in a bilingual Canada, is also entrenched in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and has a legal status. On the other side, interculturalism doesn’t have any legal status and is only currently used in the province of Québec in Canada (not a law). Although, similarities between both approaches can go from social cohesion, to equitable participation, and to the fight against racism and discrimination. Throughout this paper, we are going to distinguish the policy of multiculturalism in Canada and the policy of interculturalism in Québec.
The way immigrants in Canada and in Québec are integrated is what can explain the difference between both policies. In order to be able to distinguish between the policy of multiculturalism in Canada and the policy of interculturalism in Québec, we are going to define and look at what these two terms mean. We will also look at the reasons why both multiculturalism and interculturalism made their appearance in Canada over the last century. In the first part of this essay, we will be focusing on multiculturalism in Canada while the second part will mostly focus on interculturalism in Québec. By doing so, we will get a better perspective on the meaning of multiculturalism and interculturalism by making the distinction between