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 – Amid Immigration Bump, Welcome Centre Struggles to Keep Up with Demand for French Courses
Bienvenue à NDG, an immigration welcome centre in the Montreal’s west end, says it’s struggling to keep up with the demand for language classes — especially in French — that will help immigrants contribute to Quebec society by seeking education and employment. The centre’s executive director Luis Miguel Cristancho says employees have been working many unpaid hours to meet the high demand. The funding provided by Quebec’s Immigration Ministry and the guidelines for who the agency can serve limit the number of people Bienvenue à NDG is able to help, he said.
The Guardian – Syrian Refugee in P.E.I. Scheduled to Address U.N. on World Children’s Day
Basel Alrashdan could speak little English when he first arrived to P.E.I. as a refugee in late December 2015. Now less than two years later, the 12-year-old Charlottetown resident is preparing to share his family’s story at the U.N. Alrashdan and his family were among the first families to arrive on P.E.I. under the federal government’s promise of resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees. Having learned to speak English fluently since he arrived, Alrashdan described his new surroundings as “perfect.”
Radio-Canada – L’immigration francophone en hausse en Alberta
Le nombre d’immigrants dont le français est la langue maternelle a augmenté de 41 % en Alberta entre 2011 et 2016, selon les dernières données de Statistique Canada. Des organismes qui offrent des services en français croient que ces statistiques illustrent les transformations que traverse la communauté francophone de la province.
Le Devoir – Le Québec peine à attirer l’immigration francophone
Le Québec a de plus en plus de difficulté à attirer des immigrants francophones. En cinq ans, leur proportion a baissé radicalement, passant de 62 % à 42 %, et le ministère de l’Immigration ne pense pas pouvoir renverser la tendance à court terme.
Radio-Canada – Immigration : Ottawa fait passer l’âge des enfants à charge de moins de 19 à moins de 22 ans
Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada a annoncé que l’âge des enfants à charge passera de moins de 19 ans à moins de 22 ans, ce qui est de nature à encourager le regroupement des familles immigrantes qui pourront demeurer ensemble au pays.
Acadie Nouvelle – L’immigration francophone stagne au Nouveau-Brunswick
Le Nouveau-Brunswick reste l’une des provinces qui attirent le moins d’immigrants et peu d’entre eux parlent le français. C’est ce que confirment les derniers chiffres du recensement 2016. Le Nouveau-Brunswick compte seulement 33 810 immigrants […].
