Canada is one of the most desirable for immigrants, since 1994, Canada has been ranked in the top ten places to live in the world. Consistently recognized for its high standard of living, low mortality rate, good education and health system, low crime rate and beauty.

Canada offers to all its citizens' free health benefits to their citizens regardless of income level. Most provinces offer free coverage, excluding dental work. If you are a senior all prescriptions are free of charge. A substantial social security network exists as well and includes unemployment insurance, welfare, family allowance and senior pension.

Canada's GDP is ranked one of the world's highest. In the areas of social, financial and natural resources, the World Bank ranks Canada high. Canada is at the top of the trading nations world wide, it's market-oriented economy competes and production patterns rival the United Stares. Canada is a member of the G-8 (top 8 powerful economic countries) because of this; the country's debt is the lowest.

Canada's education system is highly respected worldwide. Canada's education starts off depending on what province you live in, early child education is where you start and end off in grade 12, then have a choice to go into college, university or workplace preparation i.e. Apprenticeship. Part of the reason is for a low average cost for tuition.

Canada is a very ethnically diverse country, 1 out of 4 people who live in Canada are immigrants. Canada has the highest immigration rate in the world. Two of the biggest ethnically diverse cities in the world are Vancouver and Toronto. People choose Toronto or Vancouver as places to live, because they feel close to home there. Canada is known for many different cultures coming together and share their religious views, food, clothing, language, etc.!

Compared to the USA, Canada's crime record is substantially lower. In the USA, there are more murder, assault, and robbery crimes. In Canada weapons such as knives and guns are more involved. Only 33% of all crimes in Canada are involved with weapons.

United Nations Human Development index, Canada was the fourth best country in the world to live in 2009

When it comes to immigration, one out of six people who live in Canada are immigrants from other nations of the world. People from Asia, Central and South America, and Europe immigrant to this country in order to work and to benefit from the many opportunities that are available within Canadian Society. Canada has a high standard of living but the country has a low population replacement rate since Canadian women only have 1.6 children. Forty is the median age for Canadian people and the gap is widening between the youth and older citizens within the nation. One of the ways that the Canadian government is overcoming this situation is by encouraging immigration into the country. Canada's government asserts that most of its population growth in recent years is a result of immigration and that in the coming years this is going to contribute to the population increase within this nation.

Canada admits an average of approximately 250,000 permanent migrants a year, and an additional 400,000 temporary immigrants, including students and temporary foreign workers

You can apply under several different immigration categories, including student, family class, economic class, federal skill workers, post-graduation work permit and asylum-seeker. The vast majority of these people are arriving from an Asian country. Canada offers a low-cost standard of living with first-rate living conditions that can be found in many developed countries around the world. Education, an expanding job market, government-sponsored health care, and low crime rates are some of the benefits offered to immigrants who choose to settle in Canada. Other incentives for immigration include low tax rates and low inflation.

As the second largest country in the world, and one of the most sparsely populated, Canada has lots of room for new immigrants

Canada has many diverse places to live: Metropolises like Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, medium-sized cities like Halifax, Quebec city, or Edmonton, fishing villages, rural agricultural prairie towns, Gold-rush-turned-tourist-rush skiing destinations and arctic wildness. It is stable, largely safe place to live and has one of the highest per capita rates of immigration in the world. According to statistics by the Canadian government, Toronto, Ontario is the number one city where immigrants choose to settle when they arrive in Canada. Toronto had 82,227 people who settled within its municipality in 2009. Montreal, Quebec is the second city of choice in Canada for immigrants and Vancouver, British Columbia is the third most populous Canadian city where immigrants choose to reside.

Canada's need for people is one of the reasons why this nation has such a diverse population

Canadians are normally classified by nationality as opposed to ethnic identity because the country is so diverse. This type of situation also makes tolerance an important part of the Canadian culture because the society is designed to be a multicultural environment. Canadian people do not discourage ethnic identity. They strive to get all groups of people within their society, to recognize that they all are Canadian citizens that share a common national identity. Canadian multiculturalism is fundamental to our belief that all citizens are equal. Multiculturalism ensures that all citizens can keep their identities, can take pride in their ancestry and have a sense of belonging. Acceptance gives Canadians a feeling of security and self-confidence, making them more open to, and accepting of, diverse cultures. The Canadian experience has shown that multiculturalism encourages racial and ethnic harmony and cross-cultural understanding, and discourages ghettoization, hatred, discrimination and violence. Through multiculturalism, Canada recognizes the potential of all Canadians, encouraging them to integrate into their society and take an active part in its social, cultural, economic and political affairs.

All Canadians are guaranteed equality before the law and equality of opportunity regardless of their origins. Canada's laws and policies recognize Canada's diversity by race, cultural heritage, ethnicity, religion, ancestry and place of origin and guarantee to all men and women complete freedom of conscience, of thought, belief, opinion expression, association and peaceful assembly. All of these rights, our freedom and our dignity, are guaranteed through our Canadian citizenship, our Canadian Constitution, and our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Our diversity is a national asset. Recent advances in technology have made international communications more important than ever. Canadians who speak many languages and understand many cultures make it easier for Canada to participate globally in areas of education, trade and diplomacy.