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 – Canada to Open Door to More Skilled Workers, Immigrant Families in 2017
The Liberal government is boosting the base number of immigrants allowed into Canada next year to 300,000, to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an aging demographic. […] The previous target from 2011 to 2015 was 260,000, but that swelled to 300,000 this year because of what McCallum called the “special circumstances” of the Syrian refugee crisis. That number will now be the permanent base. The government’s economic growth council had recommended raising immigration levels to 450,000 over the next five years, but McCallum rejected that target today.
CBC – Syrian Refugees Being Primed to Work in Alberta’s Agriculture Industry
A solution to the ongoing labour shortage in rural Alberta may have already arrived from Syria, where agriculture accounted for more than 20 per cent of the country’s GDP before the civil war. A Calgary-based resettlement service provider is looking to set up a bridge program to help reintroduce Syrian refugees and other immigrants to farming in Canada.
CBC – Skilled Immigrants Struggle to Find Jobs as Government Plans to Welcome More
As the federal government prepares to open the door to more immigrants to drive economic growth, some who are already here say they’re struggling to find jobs, despite being highly-educated and qualified. […] While it’s true that parts of the country are dealing with high unemployment, some immigrants blame their employment trouble on another factor: a perceived tendency employers have to prioritize Canadian experience over foreign experience.
CBC – Canada’s Declining Target for Refugees “Doesn’t Add Up” for Immigration Advocate
A man who helped thousands of Syrian refugees resettle in B.C. says he’s disappointed the number of refugees Canada plans to accept next year is dropping. Yesterday federal Immigration Minister John McCallum announced new targets for the number of immigrants Canada will allow next year. The targets include 40,000 refugees and protected persons, down from nearly 56,000 this year.
CTV News – More Migrants from Around the World Making Way to U.S. Border
The arrests of more than 8,000 people from India, China, Romania, Bangladesh and Nepal between October 2015 and the end of August is offering a new challenge to immigration agents tasked with fully identifying would-be immigrants and quickly deporting people caught crossing the border illegally.
La Presse – Le seuil d’immigration maintenu à 300 000 entrées pour 2017
Le Canada n’augmentera pas le nombre d’immigrants qu’il accueillera l’an prochain, mais il jette les bases pour une éventuelle hausse des seuils dans les années à venir. Les chiffres annoncés lundi à la Chambre des communes indiquent que le Canada prévoit recevoir 300 000 nouveaux arrivants l’an prochain, soit la même proportion d’immigrants qui doivent arriver durant l’année en cours.
