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.
Gouvernement du Canada — Le Canada lance le Programme pilote d’immigration dans les communautés rurales et le Programme pilote d’immigration dans les communautés francophones
Les communautés rurales et francophones en situation minoritaire apportent une contribution essentielle à l’économie et à la culture du Canada, mais elles se heurtent souvent à des défis uniques sur le plan démographique et en matière de main‑d’œuvre, puisque la majorité des Canadiens et des nouveaux arrivants s’établissent dans les centres urbains du pays. En particulier, le Programme pilote d’immigration dans les communautés rurales et du Nord (PPICRN) a réussi à mettre en relation les entreprises et les employeurs des collectivités éloignées avec les nouveaux arrivants qualifiés dont ils ont besoin pour prospérer.
La Tribune — Travailleurs étrangers: de «l’esclavage moderne» au Canada
Un rapport accablant d’Amnistie internationale révèle des abus «systémiques» envers les travailleurs étrangers temporaires au Canada, une situation qui s’apparente à de «l’esclavage moderne». Des témoignages font état d’exploitation, de racisme et de sexisme envers les travailleurs migrants. Selon le rapport dévoilé jeudi par Amnistie internationale, les droits humains de travailleurs étrangers au Québec et en Ontario sont transgressés de manière « systémique » en raison du Programme des travailleurs étrangers temporaires (PTET).
Government fo Canada — Canada launches Rural and Francophone Community Immigration pilots
Rural and Francophone minority communities make vital contributions to Canada’s economy and culture, but they frequently face unique labour market and demographic challenges as the majority of Canadians and newcomers settle in Canada’s urban centres. In particular, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) was successful in connecting businesses and employers in remote communities with the skilled newcomers they need to thrive.
CTV News — Sault among cities selected for skilled worker immigration program
Northern Ontario is well represented among communities that are part of two new federal immigration pilot programs. It has been five months since the last immigration pilot concluded. The new programs feature French and English newcomers, with a focus on economic needs. Sault Ste. Marie is one of 18 communities in Canada selected for the new Rural Community Immigration Pilot. The previous program ended last summer, with the new pilot tweaked for an increased focus on the economy.
CBC News — Quebec’s CAQ government tables ‘integration’ bill for new immigrants
Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge tabled Thursday a bill meant to distinguish the province’s approach to newcomers from what Roberge called Canada’s “vicious” multiculturalism. Bill 84, laid out in a 12-page document called “An Act respecting national integration,” includes a list of expectations for the Quebec state, Quebecers and new immigrants to Quebec. It aims to establish the province’s integration model, which is inspired by the concept of interculturalism.
CBC News — How is the international student cap impacting Fanshawe College? Staff may soon find out
Fanshawe College staff and faculty could soon learn more about how the federal government’s international study permit cap will impact enrolment and college programming moving forward. Several Ontario colleges have unveiled sweeping program cuts and layoffs aimed at salvaging balance books battered by a drop in international tuition, which is multiple times higher than domestic tuition. Algonquin, Centennial, Mohawk, Northern, Sheridan and St. Lawrence colleges all recently announced program suspensions and layoffs due to the permit cap, which is expected to cost Ontario colleges billions in lost revenue.
