Why Canada Is a Mosaic

Canada prides itself at home and abroad as a country made up of a cultural mosaic rather than a cultural melting pot. The mosaic is based on our belief that Canada as a whole becomes stronger by having immigrants bring with them their cultural diversity for all Canadians to learn from.

Who called Canada a mosaic?

Origin and use of the term Victoria Hayward described the cultural changes of the Canadian Prairies as a “mosaic” as early as the 1920s: New Canadians, representing many places and widely separated sections of Old Europe, have contributed to the Prairie Provinces a variety in the way of Church Architecture.

What is culture mosaic?

“Cultural mosaic” is the mix of ethnic groups, languages and cultures that coexist within society. The idea of a cultural mosaic is intended to suggest a form of multiculturalism, different from other systems such as the melting pot, which is often used to describe the United States’ supposed ideal of assimilation.