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.
A Winnipeg immigration lawyer expects dangerous illegal border crossings between Canada and the United States to continue, after nine people were detained in the most recent high-profile crossing. Those nine were arrested and one person remains missing after trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border from Manitoba to Minnesota early Tuesday morning. The group crossed near Sprague, Man., about two hours southeast of Winnipeg.
CBC News – Sask. to Stop Holding Immigrant Detainees Without Criminal Charges, in Line with 4 Other Provinces
The Saskatchewan government will stop holding immigrant detainees this fall, joining several other provinces committed to ending the practice. For nearly 30 years, the provincial government has placed some migrants without criminal charges — who entered Canada at an illegal point or those with administrative issues — in jail. On Friday, however, the ministry of corrections, policing and public safety announced this practice would end Sept. 30.
CBC News – Federal Document Says Roxham Road Deal ‘Challenging’ to Enforce, Will Cost More Than $60M
A government analysis prepared by the federal government as part of the regulatory changes to the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) provides new details on the deal’s objectives, including reducing pressure on Canada’s immigration system, its costs, and potential impacts. The amendments will cost $61.5 million over 10 years to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as well as the Canadian Border Services Agency and could lead asylum seekers to “face increased danger” in trying to evade detection while crossing into Canada.
Le secteur agricole aura besoin de 30 000 travailleurs d’ici 2033, selon un rapport
L’agriculture canadienne nécessiterait que 30 000 travailleurs issus de l’immigration viennent combler le vide laissé par les agriculteurs partant à la retraite, sans quoi l’avenir du secteur serait incertain, affirme un récent rapport publié par la Banque Royale du Canada (RBC).
Cette explosion de l’immigration est principalement due à une hausse marquée du nombre de résidents non permanents, que ce soient les travailleurs temporaires, les étudiants étrangers ou les demandeurs d’asile. Leur nombre a augmenté de 86 735 en 2022, en forte hausse par rapport au solde de 63 076 de 2019, l’année d’avant la pandémie. Le solde représente la différence entre le nombre de personnes venues s’établir au pays et celles ayant quitté le pays.
CBC News – Canada’s Farming Future in Trouble Unless 30,000 Immigrants Fill Gap of Retiring Farmers, Report Says
About 40 per cent of Canadian farmers are expected to retire within the next 10 years, while 66 per cent of farmers don’t have a succession plan, according to a recent report from RBC. Researchers say Canada needs 30,000 new immigrants to either start up their own farms, or take over existing ones, to avoid a looming labour crisis in the agriculture industry. Some worry, however, current programs aren’t set up to attract or support that workforce.
