A national alliance dedicated to providing an evidence base for newcomer settlement & integration and the promotion of welcoming communities in Canada
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.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced another $1 million in humanitarian funding Wednesday to help displaced ethnic Armenian refugees who recently fled a military operation launched by Azerbaijan — but she stopped well short of threatening to sanction Azeri government officials over the attack.
Canada is experiencing a surge of asylum claims at domestic airports after Ottawa closed an unofficial land crossing and eased certain requirements for visitor visa applicants.
Meanwhile, the number of claims made at land crossings has dropped significantly compared to last year.
Le commissaire aux langues officielles Raymond Théberge estime qu’il faudra une immigration francophone hors Québec bien plus élevée que 6,1 %, cible autour de laquelle planche le gouvernement Trudeau. Même là, il s’agirait d’un objectif difficilement réalisable, selon le ministre de l’Immigration Marc Miller. Marc Miller doit annoncer en novembre les seuils de nouveaux arrivants que son gouvernement compte implanter après 2024, incluant une nouvelle cible d’immigrants parlant la langue de Molière.
Palestinians in Canada will not be sent back to Gaza if their visas expire while the war between Israel and Hamas rages, Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a Commons committee on Tuesday.
Mr. Miller also told MPs on the committee that he has asked his team at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada “to be as flexible as it can” when it comes to allowing family members in Gaza to join their relatives here under reunification schemes.
Québec investit des dizaines de millions de dollars pour recevoir des travailleurs temporaires, dont au moins 8 millions de dollars l’an dernier en recrutement direct à l’étranger, selon une compilation du Devoir. La ministre de l’Immigration, Christine Fréchette, s’est récemment dite « surprise de l’ampleur des nouveaux chiffres » de résidents non permanents dans la province. Quelques heures après la publication des nouvelles estimations de Statistique Canada à la fin septembre, elle a appelé Ottawa à revoir ses cibles migratoires en considérant cette explosion de personnes détenant des visas temporaires.
As Ottawa looks to announce its new immigration numbers next month, some economists say the government should elaborate on the role that the country’s estimated 2.1 million temporary residents might play to avoid appearing “disconnected” from the “reality on the ground.”
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/focus-temporary-residents-ottawa-new-immigration-targets