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.
CTV – Gov’t to offer 3-year visas to Canadians’ extended family in Gaza, starting in 2024
Canada is rolling out new immigration measures including granting temporary visas to individuals in Gaza who are related to Canadians, as well as Israelis and Palestinians already in this country.
Noting that many Canadians are concerned about the safety of their loved ones currently in Gaza, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday that the government is going to be granting three-year temporary resident visas for extended family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
CBC – Holiday dinner in Niagara brings newcomers together during what can be a ‘tough,’ lonely time
Nothing brings Olayinka Animashaun more joy than seeing other people happy.
For the second year in a row, the Niagara Falls, Ont., resident is hosting a holiday dinner for African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees in the community.
Animashaun, who came to Canada in 2015 from Nigeria, said she understands first hand how lonely it can be for some newcomers to Canada, especially during their first months in the country.
CityNews – Quebec passes the 500,000 mark for temporary immigrants
The number of temporary immigrants has now passed the half-million mark in Quebec — reaching an all-time high, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada.
The number jumped by 46 per cent in one year, for all categories, from 361,000 to 528,000.
In Canada, the number of temporary immigrants – or non-permanent residents – reached 2.5 million. A year ago, there were 1.7 million out of an estimated population of 40.5 million.
CBC – Winter respite centre to open at Exhibition Place as city pleads for more federal shelter funding
Toronto officials are once again calling on the federal government to “step up” with more funding for the city’s strained shelter system, as staff project daily demand for spaces to reach 10,000 once winter temperatures set in.
“The city of Toronto’s taxpayers have been paying for a significant amount of the services and programs that we are providing at an unprecedented level,” said Gord Tanner, Toronto’s director of homelessness initiatives, at a Wednesday morning update on the city’s winter services plan.
Toronto Star – ‘Lost Canadians’ win court battle to reclaim citizenship rights
It’s unconstitutional for Canada to deny automatic citizenship to children born abroad because their parents also happened to be born overseas, a Canadian court has ruled.
In a ruling that critics hope will finally settle the longstanding “lost Canadian” controversy, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has given the federal government six months to repeal what’s known as the “second-generation cut-off” rule and amend the Citizenship Act.
Le Soleil – Les sans-papiers n’habitent pas qu’à Montréal
Des organismes du Bas-Saint-Laurent ont profité de la Journée internationale des migrants, lundi, pour revendiquer de meilleures conditions pour les travailleurs étrangers. À l’initiative du Centre des travailleuses et travailleurs immigrants du Bas-Saint-Laurent, ils ont « inondé » de cartes postales le bureau du ministre fédéral de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, Marc Miller. Cet envoi massif consistait à lui rappeler son engagement à mettre sur pied un programme de régularisation des personnes sans statut.
