Canada's identity comes in many forms. Multiculturalism has been embraced and is at the forefront of Canadian identity. After the Second World War, Canada's multiculturalism policies became more acceptable and even managed to not only accept, but also invite multiple ethnic cultures. Unlike other countries, adapting multiculturalism works for Canadian culture. Canadian policies regarding multiculturalism have changed in recent decades. policies are now implemented for integration and not for discrimination. Multiculturalism is defined as “the policy of maintaining a diversity of ethnic cultures within a community” (). Canada accepts people of virtually all cultures, but requires that cultural practices do not interfere with the social order or with the cultures of other residents. That being said, compromises are often made and implemented. It is not possible to maintain a diversity of ethnic cultures if the cultures contradict and influence each other. Canada has done its best to make multiculturalism work. The Second World War ended in 1945(). Before this time, immigration to Canada was not ideal, especially for Chinese, Indians, Germans and Japanese (1). In 1885, Canada proposed its first policy regarding immigration to Canada (1). The “Chinese Head Tax” law was passed in order to filter the overwhelming number of Chinese immigrants to Canada (1). Chinese immigrants had to pay a fee to enter the country. The amount, per person, increased from fifty dollars in 1885 to an incredible five hundred dollars in 1904. Ten years later, another unjust act was handed down, this time targeting Indian immigrants. The 376 emigrants all had ...... middle of paper ...... effective in the hope of finding ideal immigrants. But who really is the ideal immigrant? Based on the federal government's "strict qualification criteria, many of those who pass each year are well-trained workers from a narrow list of occupations" (p2). Sharryn Aiken, associate dean of the Faculty of Law at Queen's University, believes that "the current rules skew the system in favor of relatively privileged newcomers" (p2). Canada is made up of many ethnic origins. Multiculturalism plays a major role in today's Mosaic society. After the Second World War, Canada welcomed several ethnic cultures into the country. Even though multiculturalism does not work in other countries, Canada has successfully implemented and maintained a positive reputation for multiculturalism. The policies put in place help to regulate and draw the line between the acceptable and the unacceptable.