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.
Toronto Star – ‘Shocking and unjustifiable:’ Canada is deporting migrants at its highest rate in more than a decade
Canada has spent more than $115 million deporting nearly 29,000 migrants since 2022, an unprecedented rate that flies in the face of the federal government’s promise to regularize the status of undocumented workers, advocates say. In 2023, Ottawa spent more than $62 million on deportations, the highest amount spent in a year in over a decade, according to data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) dating back to 2011.
Radio-Canada – Le bureau de comté du ministre Marc Miller vandalisé
Le ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté du Canada, Marc Miller, qui est aussi député de la circonscription montréalaise de Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Îledes-Soeurs, a vu son bureau de comté saccagé. La police croit que des militants propalestiniens pourraient en être responsables, mais personne n’a encore été arrêté. Les fenêtres du local ont été cassées et de la peinture rose a été aspergée sur la façade, au 3175, rue Saint-Jacques, près de l’avenue Atwater, dans l’arrondissement du Sud-Ouest.
La Presse – La Cour refuse de retarder la hausse des frais pour les étudiants hors Québec
Un juge de la Cour supérieure du Québec a rejeté la demande soumise par l’Université Concordia de retarder une hausse controversée des frais de scolarité pour les étudiants hors Québec et internationaux. Le juge Éric Dufour a statué le 12 juillet que la suspension de l’augmentation des frais perturberait le plan de financement des universités de la province élaboré par le gouvernement québécois. Concordia demandait à ce que la hausse soit interrompue jusqu’à ce que la contestation judiciaire sur le fond soit entendue.
CBC News – Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to publicly accept Legault’s offer to take asylum seekers
The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all premiers to distribute them more evenly across the country. During a news conference Wednesday in Halifax at the close of a three-day summit of Canada’s premiers, several provincial leaders said they are facing similar pressures from immigration, and would not commit to accepting more people.
National Post – Canada has a message for foreign students: You can’t all stay
Canada is reviewing how many long-term visas it grants to foreign students, underscoring the government’s desire to slow immigration and population growth. Federal and provincial officials have been discussing how to match labour market demand with international students, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said in a phone interview.
CBC News – Scams selling fake jobs to foreign workers may be operating outside Canada
A recurring scheme offering temporary foreign workers jobs in exchange for excessive fees appears to extend beyond Canada’s borders. A number of consultants operating in Canada have been accused of offering foreign workers jobs in exchange for money. Immigration lawyers and agencies are warning that the practice is becoming more common.
