Canada’s Pull and Push Factors

Push

The push factor involves a force which acts to drive people away from a place.

-         Avoid political persecution

-         War

-         Famine

-         Poverty

-         Environmental disaster

-         Overpopulation

Pull

The pull factor is what draws people to a new location.

-         Free health care

-         New job opportunities

-         High standard of living

-         High standard of public education

-         Welfare

-         Multicultural

-         No language // religious barrier