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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.
Atlantic Canadian universities say Ottawa’s cap on foreign student permits has cost the region an estimated $163 million, according to a consultant’s report. The report, conducted by Halifax-based Gardner Pinfold Consulting on behalf of the Association of Atlantic Universities, found the federal cap has resulted in a decline of nearly 3,000 international graduate and undergraduate students in the region.
International enrolment in Atlantic Canada has fallen by nearly 3,000 students this academic year, a drop one university group says is the “devastating effect” of the federal government’s policies to reduce the presence of temporary immigrants. Universities in the region received a total of 2,983 fewer foreign students, or 11.4 per cent, compared with the 2023-24 academic year, says a report released Tuesday by the Association of Atlantic Universities.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10812211/atlantic-universities-foreign-students-federal-caps/
Canada has changed the rules for Canadian employers hiring foreign temporary workers. Starting September 26, 2024, certain Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications submitted for low-wage positions have been particularly affected by four new rules. Firstly, certain LMIA applications for low-wage positions in census metropolitan areas with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher are not being processed.
A move by Ottawa to cap international student permits appears to be bringing some relief to renters in college towns across Ontario, though the effect isn’t being felt as strongly in London yet, new figures suggest. Average asking rents across Canada grew in September by an annual rate of 2.1 per cent to $2,193 a month, the smallest percentage increase since 2021, according to the latest rental market report by Rentals.ca, a website used by landlords to advertise their units.
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-rents-rise-at-slower-pace-amid-cap-on-foreign-students
Canada will release its 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan before November 1, introducing significant changes. The plan will consider temporary residents for the first time and aims to reduce their intake. Changes include capping study permits, adjusting open work permits, and tightening the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The plan also hints at shifting permanent resident targets.