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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.
Canada is imposing a national cap on the intake of international students into the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Monday.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10241346/international-student-visas-canada/
International students at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay say a growing number of their peers are staying in short-term rentals because of the city’s ongoing housing shortage — a situation the city, the university and the students themselves are working to change.
With a stated goal of targeting institutional “bad actors” — and amid concern about the impact growing numbers of international students are having on the housing market — Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Monday that the federal government will cap the number of student permits over the next two years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/miller-cap-international-students-1.7090779?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
Canada’s population grew by more than 430,000 during the third quarter, marking the fastest pace of population growth in any quarter since 1957.
Statistics Canada released its Oct. 1 population estimates on Tuesday, putting the number at more than 40.5 million.
The agency says the population growth over the first nine months of 2023 has already surpassed the total growth in any other full year, including the record set in 2022.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-record-population-growth-1.7063692?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
With rising rents and house prices making it increasingly hard to find an affordable place to live, some are pointing the finger at Canada’s record-level immigration rates.
Immigration is not the only thing putting a strain on the housing market. High interest rates, increasing building costs and red tape at the municipal level that can slow down or halt home construction are all part of the picture.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-housing-crisis-costs-1.7088878?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
New visas for international students will be slashed by more than one-third this year as the federal government tries to slow a rapid increase in temporary residents that has put immense pressure on Canada’s housing system.