<P> In a webpage published by the Ministry of Immigration , Refugees , and Citizenship ( IRC ) it is declared that : `` In 1971 , Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy . '' This statement likely refers to the 8 October 1971 announcement of Prime Minister Trudeau in the House of Commons of Canada that , after much deliberation , the policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism would be implemented in Canada . One result of this policy statement was the Canadian Multiculturalism Act ' of 1988 . </P>
<P> In a webpage published by the Ministry of Immigration , Refugees , and Citizenship ( IRC ) it is declared that : `` In 1971 , Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy . '' This statement likely refers to the 8 October 1971 announcement of Prime Minister Trudeau in the House of Commons of Canada that , after much deliberation , the policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism would be implemented in Canada . One result of this policy statement was the Canadian Multiculturalism Act ' of 1988 . </P>
canada was the first to enact a multicultural
canada was the first to enact a multicultural
official policy
official policy