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 News – Canada Must Explore Links Between Immigration, Housing Crunch: Marc Miller
The Liberal government set new immigration targets last fall that would see Canada welcome 500,000 newcomers in 2025. That compares with 341,000 immigrants arriving in 2019, and a record high of 431,645 in 2022. Multiple ministers, including Immigration Minister Marc Miller, stressed that immigrants are not to blame for Canada’s housing challenges, but he said the volume of immigration, including international students, does impact the availability of housing.
CTV News – Ottawa Mission Facing Influx of Refugees and Asylum Claimants
The Ottawa Mission is dealing with a major influx of refugees and asylum claimants who have nowhere else to go. CEO Peter Tilley told Newstalk 580 CFRA’s “Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron” that what he first thought was a “blip” has become a pattern. Tilley said of the 228 new people who booked into the Ottawa Mission between June 1 and Aug. 14, 87 identified as asylum seekers or refugees.
CBC News – Provincial Regulator Orders Granville College to Refund $10K After Misleading an International Student
Soon after arriving in Canada and starting the program, Shivani Sharma realized her program at Granville College wasn’t what she signed up for, and decided to withdraw and ask for a refund. The college refused, leaving her education and immigration status up in the air. After six months of uncertainty and no money to enrol in a new program, B.C.’s Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB), which regulates private colleges, has found Granville College “misled” Sharma and ordered it to refund more than $10,000 to the international student.
CBC News – He Came to B.C. as a Refugee. Now, This Boxing Champion Is Training for an Olympic Bid
When Dalis Gures arrived as a teenager in Vancouver with his single mother and four siblings in 2016 — via a refugee camp in Kenya — the Canadian-Ethiopian athlete had played soccer but never considered boxing. Just four years after learning the combat sport, the 20-year-old has risen to become B.C.’s top featherweight boxer, which includes athletes weighing 57-63.5 kilograms. He has won the provincial championships three times in his class.
Francopresse – Pierre Poilievre vise plus d’immigration francophone
Entretien – À un mois de la rentrée parlementaire, alors qu’il maintient la santé économique du pays et la diminution du cout de la vie au cœur de son discours, Pierre Poilievre assure que l’une de ses priorités, s’il prend le pouvoir, « c’est davantage de francophones ». Sans toutefois avancer de cible exacte.
La Voix du nord – Défaire les préjugés pour les immigrants : Sault-Ste-Marie
Le Réseau du Nord pour le soutien à l’immigration francophone a publié une nouvelle capsule vidéo axée sur le parcours et les succès professionnels de nouveaux arrivants francophones de Sault-Ste-Marie et sur le sentiment d’appartenance à la communauté franco-ontarienne qui s’y trouve. Intitulée Route du succès – Destination Sault-Ste-Marie, on retrouve une série d’images et de témoignages de résidents qui demeurent dans cette ville de 72 000 habitants.
