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 – Canada’s Immigration Minister Discourages ‘Irregular’ Border Crossings by Asylum Seekers
Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is discouraging asylum seekers trying to enter Canada from the U.S., urging them to apply in the country in which they first land. In an interview Friday with CBC, Hussen said “irregular” crossings at Canada’s borders with the U.S. aren’t a new phenomenon, but Canada doesn’t want to promote the practice.
Maclean’s – Will the Haitian asylum-seekers in Montreal get to stay?
This has already been a big year for asylum-seekers crossing into Canada from the U.S. But the most recent surge into Quebec, many of whom are Haitians who formerly lived in the U.S., is on an even larger scale and is bound to put greater pressure on the already-strained federal system sorting through their claims.
CBC News – Why are thousands of Haitians streaming into Canada from the U.S.?
Heading to Canada is one of the only options seen by many of the 50,000 Haitians who’ve been living under temporary protection status in the U.S. — but many don’t know they face deportation here, too, should their asylum claim be rejected. The temporary protection status for Haitians in the U.S. granted after the 2010 earthquake is set to expire in January. The Department of Homeland Security considers Haiti to be a safe country now, and it’s warned that the U.S. doesn’t intend to renew that status, prompting the deluge of asylum seekers crossing into Canada.
CTV News – Quebec Asylum Requests Surged to 150 a Day: Immigration Minister
The Quebec government has asked Ottawa for help managing a surge of people who illegally crossed the U.S.-Canada border and are now seeking asylum in the province. A day after Montreal’s Olympic Stadium was turned into a temporary shelter for the growing number of asylum seekers, Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said the province has “the experience to face these situations,” but needs more assistance from the federal government.
Le Journal de Québec – L’anglais est en progression au Québec
Pendant que le français recule un peu partout dans la province, l’anglais, lui, progresse. À Québec, la communauté anglophone a bondi de 53 % en cinq ans, mais le français n’y serait pas pour autant menacé puisque la plupart de ces nouveaux arrivants se mettent rapidement à la langue de Molière.
Toronto Star – Canadians Speaking More Languages, Census Reveals
from the 2016 census shows that linguistic diversity is on the rise, with 7.6 million Canadians able to speak a language other than French or English. That’s up almost 1 million, or 14.5 per cent, over 2011. And the proportion of Canadians who speak more than one language at home rose to 19.4 per cent in 2016, up from 17.5 per cent in 2011, according to the latest round of census information released Wednesday by Statistics Canada.
