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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.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-quebec-immigration
Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller warned last month that the increases in the number of asylum claims from international students is “alarming” and “totally unacceptable.”
Speaking ahead of cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Miller highlighted Toronto’s Seneca College, where asylum claims from international students increased from 300 in 2022 to almost 700 in 2023, and Kitchener’s Conestoga College, where claims jumped from 106 to 450 during that same period, reports The Canadian Press.
https://nationalpost.com/news/asylum-claims-international-students-ontario-college
Quebec will not get full power over which immigrants it takes in, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday after meeting with Premier François Legault.
At the meeting in Montreal, Legault, who has said Quebec cannot take in more asylum seekers, asked Trudeau for the federal government to transfer all immigration powers to Quebec.
But, speaking to reporters afterward, Trudeau said he had declined Legault’s request.
“No, we’re not going to give more powers (to Quebec) in immigration,” Trudeau said in French. “It’s not a question of jurisdiction, it’s a question of finding solutions.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/legault-immigration-ottawa-trudeau-1.7145010
Newcomers to Manitoba and skilled workers are pleading with the NDP government to fast track their immigration applications before they are forced to leave, following Ottawa’s decision last year to pull the plug on post-graduate work permit extensions.
Over 100 people rallied outside the Manitoba legislature Thursday afternoon, calling for changes to the provincial nominee program, which they say is raising questions about their future here.
Lorsque Gobindbir Singh décrit le stress que subissent les étudiants internationaux, il se souvient d’un jeune homme qui l’a appelé en larmes. Incapable de payer ses frais de scolarité pour la session à venir, l’étudiant a raconté que ses parents vendaient leur maison en Inde et que ce n’était toujours pas suffisant. Il avait demandé à des amis de lui prêter de l’argent et avait essayé d’obtenir une extension du collège. Complètement désespéré, il s’est tourné vers Khalsa Aid Canada.
Justin Trudeau a refusé vendredi la demande de François Legault, qui souhaite freiner et diminuer l’afflux de demandeurs d’asile. « Non, nous n’allons pas donner plus de pouvoirs en immigration », a déclaré vendredi matin le premier ministre du Canada, Justin Trudeau, en mêlée de presse. Il soutient que le Québec possède déjà plus de pouvoir en immigration que les autres provinces. Ce dernier a toutefois déclaré avoir eu une rencontre « extrêmement constructive » vendredi matin avec son homologue, notamment sur les sujets d’immigration, de santé et de croissance économique.