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.
Government of Canada – Canada ends temporary public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has ended a temporary public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada, effective immediately. IRCC introduced the policy in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 pandemic–related travel restrictions. Under the policy, visitors in Canada could apply for a work permit without having to leave the country. In addition, foreign nationals who had held a work permit in the previous 12 months but who changed their status in Canada to “visitor” could apply to work legally in Canada while waiting for a decision on their new work permit application.
Les Affaires – Arrimer les talents des immigrants aux postes disponibles
Le hic, c’est qu’il est démontré qu’au pays, on peine à offrir à ces bassins de travailleurs des emplois qui correspondent à leur expérience, rappelle Alice Craft et Erin Rose, des chercheuses du Conference Board of Canada, le 14 août 2024. C’est d’autant plus vrai à l’extérieur des grands centres, souligne-t-elle dans leur rapport intitulé «Small Business, Big Impact : Immigrant hiring and Integration in Five Canadian Cities.» En plus d’une revue de la littérature scientifique, elles ont mené une trentaine d’entrevues avec des dirigeants de PME issus de neuf secteurs d’activités et des représentants d’organismes comme des chambres de commerce afin d’arrimer les talents des immigrants aux postes disponibles.
Radio-Canada – En Saskatchewan, il reste plusieurs questions sur les modifications des permis de travail
Des habitants de la Saskatchewan s’inquiètent des répercussions d’une récente annonce du gouvernement fédéral visant à réduire le nombre de travailleurs étrangers temporaires sur le territoire canadien. En début de semaine, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé son intention de retirer 65 000 travailleurs étrangers temporaires de son système. Le premier ministre du Canada, Justin Trudeau, soutient que les entreprises canadiennes doivent investir dans la formation et les technologies au lieu de dépendre de la main-d’œuvre étrangère qui est moins coûteuse.
CBC News – Advocates for migrants, employers unimpressed with temporary foreign worker changes
Advocates for both workers and employers are unimpressed with the Liberal government’s changes to Canada’s temporary foreign worker program. The government initially loosened the program’s regulations for the low-wage stream in 2022, in response to a post-pandemic labour shortage. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that the government will now scale back the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada after a historic surge in recent years.
CBC News – Changes to temporary foreign worker program raise concerns for Sask. residents, employers
The temporary foreign worker program is intended to help employers fill short-term staffing shortages with foreign workers when no Canadians or permanent residents are available for that position, according to the federal government. In announcing the changes to the temporary foreign worker program Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadian businesses need to “invest in training and technology, not increasing their reliance on low-cost foreign labour.”
CBC News – New temporary foreign worker rules draw mixed reaction in Alberta
New restrictions to Canada’s temporary foreign worker program have been met with a mixed reaction in Calgary, one of the cities affected by the change. The federal government announced on Monday that employers in Canadian regions with an unemployment rate of six per cent or higher will not be able to hire low-wage temporary foreign workers, with limited exceptions for “food-security sectors” like agriculture, food and fish processing, as well as industries with acute staffing shortages like construction and health care.
