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.
Restaurants, food processors and other businesses that rely on immigrants to take hard-to-fill jobs may find themselves unable to operate in the coming year because of a federal policy decision, New Brunswick’s immigration minister says. Jean-Claude D’Amours has provided more specifics to employer groups on the impact of cuts to provincial allocations under federal immigration programs. Ottawa said last month it was cutting allocations in half under the Provincial Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Program.
City News — More than 100 Indian migrants deported by the US arrive home
A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants arrived in a northern Indian city on Wednesday, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airport officials said. The Indians who returned home had illegally entered the United States over the years and came from various Indian states. The move came ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, which is expected next week. U.S. President Donald Trump and Modi discussed immigration in a phone call last week and Trump stressed the importance of India buying more American-made security equipment and fair bilateral trade.
CTV News — International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan
International students who graduated from Canadian schools are more likely to be underemployed than their Canadian peers — and many are living with lower incomes as a result. Statistics Canada’s national graduates survey looked at the employment rate for more than 83,000 international students who graduated in 2020, remained in Canada and did not pursue further education. The survey said slightly more than a third of international graduates with bachelor’s degrees held jobs that required university degrees, compared with three in five of their Canadian peers.
CTV News — ‘A significant step back’: Permanent resident nominations to drop by 50 per cent in N.B. this year
The province of New Brunswick says there will be a significant reduction in the number of permanent residents allowed to immigrate to the province this year. The number of nominations will drop by 50 per cent – from 5,500 in 2024 to 2,750 in 2025. The allocation will be split between the Provincial Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Program. The province says the changes were made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. New Brunswick’s immigration minister calls it a “significant step back”
Radio-Canada — Federal immigration cuts gut decades-old newcomer program in Vancouver
The federal government has announced it will reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada this year, and is cutting back funds for organizations that supported the newcomers. Vancouver’s Collingwood Neighbourhood House says the cut means they’re losing around 20 employees and may have to drop a decades-old support program too.
CTV News — YWCA Axis program connects newcomers fleeing domestic violence with supports
A program run by YWCA Metro Vancouver has connected 350 newcomer and refugee women fleeing abusive relationships with the supports and services they need to rebuild their lives. The YWCA Axis program pairs participants with an advisor who speaks the same language as them and, in many cases, also understands the cultural differences participants must deal with. “I decided to travel to another country to survive,” said Misha, an abuse survivor originally from Iran who CTV News has agreed to only identify by her first name.
