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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.
Le Manitoba a levé la main mercredi pour en recevoir, ainsi que d’autres provinces, en réclamant l’aide financière du fédéral, mais on n’accourt pas pour aider le Québec. Depuis plusieurs mois sur toutes les tribunes, le premier ministre Legault déplore que le Québec accueille pratiquement la moitié des demandeurs d’asile au pays, alors que son poids démographique dans le pays équivaut à 22 %.
François Legault managed to obtain a common front from the provinces on Tuesday: they all demand a “fair distribution” of asylum seekers based on the capacity of each province and territory to provide housing and services. And there is “urgency to act” because a return of Donald Trump to the White House could increase the influx of asylum seekers, Legault said.
Temporary tent-like structures to house hundreds of asylum seekers in Ottawa could appear in Alta Vista or Barrhaven by the end of next summer, city councillors for those wards say. The city plans on building two “Sprung Structures” — the trademark name of one company that could potentially provide the shelters — each with capacity for 150 asylum seekers. They would be part of what the city has referred to as a “welcome and stabilizing centre” for asylum seekers upon their arrival in Canada.
British Columbia’s government has introduced new guidelines for public post-secondary education institutions, capping the number of international students at 30 per cent of their total enrolment. The ministry says the new guidelines call for public universities and colleges to submit international education strategic plans to the government, which the province will monitor to make sure the cap is being followed.
According to Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, a landlord can only legally ask a tenant for two months’ rent up front: for the first month, due on the first day of the first rental period, and one month as a deposit, typically referred to as last month’s rent. But nothing stops a tenant from offering to pay more.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-newcomers-pay-months-rent-up-front-1.7259764
La Ville d’Ottawa envisage d’ériger deux structures semblables à des tentes pour y loger les demandeurs d’asile qui vivent en ce moment dans des centres communautaires. La Ville a commencé par étudier 93 emplacements potentiels, puis réduit la liste à dix et finalement à trois. Ils sont situés dans les quartiers Alta Vista et Barrhaven. Une série de critères a été prise en compte, dont la facilité d’accès aux transports en commun. Les structures Sprung ressemblent à de grands dômes sportifs et comprennent des chambres individuelles, des douches et des cuisines.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2088693/barrhaven-alta-vista-sprung-structures-asile