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.
CBC News – ‘It’s a Drop in the Bucket’: Expert Says Ottawa’s Immigration Plan Falls Short
A national group dedicated to integrating immigrants into Canadian society says Canada’s new immigration plan isn’t all it had hoped for. The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance says the multi-year immigration plan laid out by the federal government on Wednesday falls short of targets it sought from Ottawa. Chris Friesen, a member of the alliance and the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., said the alliance would rather see an increase of 50,000 every year.
Radio-Canada – L’enseignement, une carrière par défaut pour des immigrants francophones
Le nombre de nouveaux arrivants francophones inscrits au baccalauréat en éducation en Ontario est grandissant. Si, pour certains, cette formation est un moyen de poursuivre une carrière entamée dans leur pays d’origine, pour plusieurs […].
Toronto Star – Canadian Government to Raise Annual Immigration Intake by 13% by 2020
Canada will raise its annual immigrant intake by about 13 per cent to 340,000 by 2020 under a multi-year plan unveiled by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on Wednesday. The plan will bring the country’s yearly immigration level to 0.9 per cent of the population, up slightly from its current 0.8 per cent level, in order to offset the economic effects of an aging population and low birth rate. However, the 2020 target still falls far short of the 450,000 level recommended by the federal government’s own economic advisory council as the Liberals carefully manage the often sensitive and divisive immigration file.
Metro News – Vancouver Will Apologize for Historic Racism Against Chinese Immigrants
Vancouver city council will formally apologize for past municipal bylaws and actions that discriminated against Chinese immigrants up until the middle of the 20th Century. The apology is planned for April 2018 and will be delivered in Toishanese, a dialect spoken by the early Chinese immigrants to Vancouver, which has mostly fallen out of use but will be used as an homage to their struggles.
Council also voted to adopt other recommendations, which include applying for UNESCO World Heritage status for Chinatown and making the report accessible to the general public and to public school students.
Radio-Canada – Les francophones du Canada célèbrent leurs immigrants
La 5e Semaine nationale de l’immigration francophone bat son plein. Depuis le 29 octobre et jusqu’au 4 novembre, toutes les communautés francophones hors Québec soulignent l’apport des immigrants à leur vitalité.
Le Huffington Post – Le Canada a prévu d’attirer un million de nouveaux migrants d’ici la fin 2020
Le Canada a prévu d’attirer un million de nouveaux migrants d’ici la fin 2020 pour répondre au besoin de main-d’oeuvre de son économie, a annoncé mercredi Ahmed Hussen, ministre de l’Immigration.
