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.
Hamilton Spectator – The Changing Face of Hamilton: No Longer the City of Immigrants
Nearly half of the people in the Hamilton ages 65 and older were born outside Canada. “But a huge majority of those people have been here for 40 years and don’t feel like immigrants,” said Sara Mayo, a social planner with Hamilton’s Social Planning and Research Council. Look at the city’s entire population and just a quarter of all Hamiltonians are immigrants to Canada. That’s actually below the provincial average of 29 per cent, according to a new demographic analysis of the city produced by the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton.
Toronto Star – Welcoming a New Class of International Students Starts at the Airport
While Pearson has its own information booths to orient travellers, Arif Abu, manager of International Student Support at Ryerson University, which oversees the program on a contract with the city, says the ISWP’s emphasis on peer-to-peer support has set it apart. “New students don’t feel that fear when they are talking to someone on the other side of the booth,” he said. Other cities are looking at emulating Toronto’s program. Abu says he’s received calls from the University of Chicago and Simon Fraser University, who are looking at rolling out similar airport welcome wagons.
Edmonton Journal – International Student Numbers Rise 40 Per Cent in Five Years at Alberta’s Post-Secondary Schools
Enrolments over the past five years have grown almost 40 per cent, from 13,145 in 2011-12 to 18,203 in 2015-16, with international students now making up 6.8 per cent of the post-secondary student body in the province. That’s in line with a national trend toward a steady rise in the number of overseas students arriving in Canada who, according to one government report, contribute more than $7.7 billion to the economy through “tuition, accommodation and discretionary spending.”
Brampton Guardian – Newcomer Tweens at Higher Risk of Drowning, says Report by Lifesaving Society
Newcomer tweens – those 11 to 14 years – are five times less likely to know how to swim than those born in the Canada, according to a study commissioned by Lifesaving Society. Also, despite not knowing how to swim or any aspects of water safety, 93 per cent of the new Canadian youth polled said they planned on taking part in activities in and around water.
UPEI is seeing an increase in the number of international students this semester. About 800 have already registered, with more to come, according to manager of enrollment at UPEI Jerry Wang. There were about 730 enrolled last year. […] Many of UPEI’s international students come from Nigeria, China and the U.S. Wang said they choose UPEI because of they feel the Island is a safe place to live and they like the smaller class sizes.
Brampton Guardian – Changes to Canada’s Immigration Policy Will Benefit International Students and Families, says Minister
International students pursuing post-secondary education in Canada are being short-changed by unfriendly policies and laws that make it difficult for them to become Canadian citizens, said Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum. An announcement in the fall will change that scenario, the minister promised. McCallum, who appeared in Brampton on Thursday for an immigration town hall hosted by Brampton West MP Kamal Khera also hinted at the possibility of other reforms including: an increase to the number of immigrants Canada will admit in the coming years, quicker processing of applications for family reunification program and increase in funding for resettlement programs.
