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.
Financial Post – Increased Immigration Helps Make Canada’s Population a Little Younger
Canada’s population got younger for the first time since 1971, a potential reversal of a demographic trend driven by the government’s open immigration policies. The median age of people living in Canada in 2022 edged down to 41, the first decline in more than five decades, according to data released Wednesday by the national statistics agency. The median age had climbed steadily from 26.2 in 1971 to 41.1 last year as the population ages, a trend observed in many advanced economies.
Globe and Mail – Tiktok’s Unlikely New Star Is a Ukrainian Refugee in Saskatchewan
A teenager who fled the war in Ukraine has become a surprise TikTok sensation with his quirky take on life in Canada, including discovering that milk comes in bags. Andrian Makhnachov, who arrived in Saskatchewan in May from a small village near Lviv, has received millions of views worldwide for his videos chronicling his adjustment to Canadian life. The 19-year-old received 11.7 million views for a video about Canadian currency showing him washing a $20 bill under his kitchen tap.
ONFR+ – Un programme en immigration francophone séparé, revendique le milieu économique
Est-il temps à la lumière des récentes données du Recensement de 2021 pour le fédéral de se doter d’un programme en immigration francophone distinct de l’immigration générale ? Des experts en francophonie, les organismes francophones et le milieu économique le souhaitent et demandent une réorganisation à Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC). Une telle nouveauté pourrait notamment permettre aux immigrants francophones des avantages, par rapport aux anglophones, en termes de rapidité, avance Mme Veronis, donnant l’exemple des travailleurs temporaires et des étudiants internationaux déjà au pays.
Radio-Canada – Il serait « suicidaire » d’accueillir plus de 50 000 immigrants par an, selon Legault
Afin de contrer la tendance du déclin du français au Québec, François Legault estime qu’il faut s’en tenir au seuil d’immigration proposé par son parti, à savoir 50 000 immigrants par an dès 2023. Il serait « un peu suicidaire » d’accepter davantage de nouveaux arrivants, selon le chef caquiste. Le premier ministre sortant, sous lequel le Québec a accueilli plus d’immigrants que jamais, a déclaré mercredi matin devant la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain (CCMM) que son parti serait plus exigeant en matière de connaissance du français chez les immigrants.
Reuters – Quebec Premier: Adding Immigrants Who Do Not Speak French Would Be ‘Suicidal’
“We need to stop the decline,” of the French language, Legault, the leader of centre-right Coalition Avenir Quebec party, told reporters at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. He said that if the province added more immigrants without addressing language, “that’s a bit suicidal.” Multiple times during the news conference, Legault called increasing immigration “suicidal” for Quebec.
Toronto Star – Hurricane Fiona Offered These Resettled Afghans a Glimpse of Extreme Weather in Canada
Zabit Popal fled the war in Afghanistan last year to have a peaceful life in Canada, but that peace was disrupted last weekend — not by a war but by a historic storm. Popal is a former air-traffic controller at Kabul Airport who was evacuated by NATO troops last year. A day before the storm hit, he bought food including bread and fruit. “I was prepared for it,” he said, but “I got worried when the power went off.”
