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.
Radio-Canada – Le Manitoba pourra accueillir 3175 immigrants qualifiés de plus en 2023
Le gouvernement du Manitoba permettra à 3175 nouveaux arrivants qualifiés de bénéficier du Programme des candidats du Manitoba en 2023. Au total, 9500 désignations pourront donc être accordées par la province. Dans un communiqué publié jeudi, le ministre du Travail et de l’Immigration, Jon Reyes, précise que l’initiative vise à contrer la pénurie de main-d’œuvre dans la province, notamment dans le domaine de la santé. En 2022, 6367 candidats ont été sélectionnés grâce à ce programme, un nombre record depuis son lancement, en 1998, comme le précise le ministre.
Global News – Atlantic Canada Immigration Ministers Say They Are Prepared to Welcome Asylum Seekers
Immigration ministers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador say they are committed to welcoming asylum seekers who have entered Canada outside official ports of entry, mostly through the Roxham Road crossing in Quebec. Following a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers in Halifax, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Friday he’s unable to put a number on how many asylum seekers the four Atlantic provinces could take in.
CBC News – As Many as 9,500 Skilled Immigrants Can Now Be Nominated to Come to Manitoba Through Provincial Program
The provincial government will allow a record number of skilled immigrants to come to Manitoba in 2023 to address critical labour needs, including in health care. Manitoba Labour Immigration Minister Jon Reyes announced in a Thursday news release the province is creating 3,175 new nominations through the provincial nominee program. Last year, out of a pool of 13,030 candidates, a total of 6,367 immigrants were nominated, the highest since the program’s inception in 1998, Reyes said previously.
CBC News – He Fled the War in Ukraine for Canada. Nearly a Year Later, He Can’t Find a Job — And He’s Not Alone
Yuri Ivanenko, who speaks multiple languages and has decades of work experience, primarily as a sales or purchase manager, says he’s applied to jobs at every level to no avail. Living in a one-bedroom Toronto apartment with multiple generations of relatives, he estimates he has enough money left from a modest Ukrainian pension and selling his car back home to support his family for a couple more months.
Toronto Star – What’s a ‘Southbounder’? And What Are They Doing in the Woods Near the Canada-U.S. Border?
They follow a perilous route that leads most often from Central America to Canada and then across the border to the United States. According to officials on both sides of the border, there has been a sharp and inexplicable surge in the number of people making the dangerous journey in recent months, trekking through snow-covered woods, often under the cover of night and in sub-zero temperatures, sometimes with young children in tow.
Global News – Canada’s Ukraine Visa Program Is Set to Expire this Month. Will Ottawa Extend It?
Canada’s immigration minister will “soon” have an update on the future of an emergency visa program for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war as calls grow for the government to announce an extension. The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program (CUAET), which expedites visas and temporary residency permits for Ukrainians and their families, is set to expire March 31.
