ABSTRACT
Summary: This chapter reviews research on the educational opportunities for immigrants to Canada who are members of cultural minorities. It examines the social situation of immigrants, attitudes of the majority group towards them and their status and power relationships in Canada. An analysis is then made of the condition of immigrant children in Canadian schools: points considered are their reception by school boards, teachers, and peers; whether there are problems of language, culture conflicts and social rejection, and how these interfere with the provision of equality of educational opportunity. Alternative answers to the problem — assimilation and multiculturalism — are discussed.
