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.
CityNews – Immigrants from Asia Are Majority of Canadian Newcomers: Study
People born in Asia, including the Middle East, make up the biggest share of new immigrants to Canada at 62 per cent, according to recently released Statistics Canada data. It’s a shift away from how immigration patterns used to be before the 1970s, according to John Paul Catungal, the assistant professor at the UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. “This is, part and parcel, of that upward trend towards kind of the Asianization of immigration to the Canadian context,” he told CityNews.
CBC News – Hong Kongers Returning to Vancouver After Years of Population Decline, Census Shows
Data released this week shows the Hong Kong-born population of Canada is on the rise, with a large majority settling in the Vancouver region, reversing a return-migration trend that had previously seen thousands of Hong Kongers leaving Canada. Experts say the shift is being propelled by a political crackdown in Hong Kong, which came under a sweeping national security law in 2020 after anti-government protests.
La Presse – Un essor d’immigrants Hongkongais dans l’ouest du pays
La population d’origine hongkongaise est de nouveau en croissance au Canada, selon les données du dernier recensement, une grande majorité s’installant dans la région métropolitaine de Vancouver. Il s’agit d’un renversement de la tendance migratoire des dernières années, alors qu’un plus grand nombre de personnes nées à Hong Kong décidaient de retourner vivre dans leur patrie. Les données du recensement de 2021 révèlent que la population d’origine hongkongaise à Vancouver a grimpé à 76 000 personnes en cinq ans, une augmentation de 6,1 %.
Global News – Afghan Refugee Sponsorship Quota Should Be Removed, Advocates Urge Feds
In a letter sent to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser last week, a volunteer with Northern Lights Canada, a non-profit that’s been helping Afghan refugees in Toronto, said the new program’s cap is “highly prejudicial,” compared to the accommodations made for Ukrainians who want to come to Canada. “Minister Fraser, I urge you to reconsider the design of the Afghan special program,” Heather Finley wrote in her letter dated Oct. 22.
Toronto Star – Ottawa Urged to Welcome 10,000 Uyghurs Who Have Fled China
MPs and advocates are calling on the federal government to resettle in Canada 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims who have fled China. But experts warn that could create diplomatic challenges for Canada, as Beijing puts political and economic pressure on Chinese investment in the countries where Uyghurs have been forced to flee.
Radio-Canada – Immigration : Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador est au dernier rang en Atlantique
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador est la province de l’Atlantique qui a connu la plus faible croissance de l’immigration de 2016 à 2021 en n’accueillant que 0,3 % des immigrants reçus au pays, selon Statistique Canada. Près d’une personne sur quatre, lors du recensement de 2021, était une immigrante reçue au Canada. Plus de 1,3 million d’immigrants se sont installés de façon permanente au pays de 2016 à 2021. Toutefois, moins de 4000 de ces personnes se sont installées à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
