The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Montreal Gazette – Legault Dogged by Immigration-Question Blunders
With indications mounting that his blunders on immigration are hurting his campaign, François Legault accused his rival Philippe Couillard of orchestrating a “campaign of fear” on Tuesday, and then failed his latest quiz on Canadian trivia. The Coalition Avenir Québec leader was asked how many of Canada’s provinces are officially bilingual. Since stumbling on questions about Canada’s immigration rules and whether his party’s proposals are feasible, journalists have taken to quizzing him on a daily basis.
Global News – Saskatchewan Immigration Program Enjoying Success Two Decades Later
For 20 years the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has been helping people from around the world become Canadians. In the last decade the SINP helped 77,300 people achieve their goal of Canadian citizenship, roughly 70 per cent of the over 108,300 newcomers over the same time period. SINP specifically focuses on citizenship for skilled workers, experienced farmers, entrepreneurs and those already living and working in the province.
La réouverture du programme de parrainage de réfugiés s’est faite sous tension à Montréal. La cohue appréhendée par les familles prêtes à parrainer de nouveaux réfugiés au Québec s’est concrétisée au petit matin, hier, devant les bureaux du ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion du Québec. L’arrivée de messagers venus porter les dossiers de candidature a provoqué beaucoup de tension, ont expliqué des personnes qui ont fait la file d’attente pendant des heures pour être les premières à déposer leur demande.
Le Devoir – L’Institut du Québec remet les pendules à l’heure en immigration
Parce que plusieurs données sur l’immigration sont semées à tort et à travers en cette campagne électorale, l’Institut du Québec (IdQ) a cru bon de remettre les pendules à l’heure en publiant une « mise à jour » pour clarifier certaines informations. Car si certains politiciens confondent encore des statistiques, d’autres ne prennent pas le soin de les mettre en contexte.
National Post – Montreal Mayor Rejects Coalition Avenir Quebec’s Immigration Reduction Plan
Cutting immigration is a central tenet of the Coalition platform, which includes a proposal to reduce immigration by 20 per cent and require newcomers pass a French and values test within three years of arrival as a condition of staying in the province. Valerie Plante said she found it difficult to accept the Coalition’s proposed plan to reduce the annual number to 40,000 from 50,000 given a labour shortage in her city and elsewhere in Quebec.
CBC News – World Heritage Status Would Make Vancouver’s Chinatown Permanent Symbol of Resilience, B.C. Says
Premier John Horgan and Mayor Gregor Robertson signed a memorandum of understanding Monday morning at Vancouver’s Chinese Cultural Centre, pledging to push for the designation in the wake of two recent apologies for historical wrongs against Chinese-Canadians “Vancouver’s Chinatown is a powerful symbol of the resilience, determination and courage of generations of the Chinese community and people who have helped build this province,” Horgan said in a press release. The ultimate authority to nominate a site for consideration by the United Nations lies with the Canadian government.
