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.
CBC News – New Brunswick Closes Express Entry Immigration Stream Due to Surge in Applications
New Brunswick has already received 3,000 expressions of interest from people hoping to come to or stay in the province, forcing the province to temporarily pause what is called the express entry stream. In previous years, the federal government has given New Brunswick a quota of 450 to 600 spaces for immigrants coming to the province through the program. But, with the increased demand, and no federal allocation yet for New Brunswick this year, the province said the pause was needed.
Quebec is planning to close a pathway to immigration available to international students who attend unsubsidized private colleges. The new rules, announced Tuesday by the provincial government in collaboration with Ottawa, will go into effect for those enrolling after September 2023. Only those who have completed a study program in a public or subsidized private college will be able to get a work permit.
CBC News – Tears, Laughter and Lots of Hugs as 170 Ukrainians Arrive in New Brunswick
The flight touched down in Moncton shortly after 4 p.m. The Ukrainians were greeted on the tarmac of the Greater Moncton International Airport by representatives from the New Brunswick government, including Premier Blaine Higgs, Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy, and Arlene Dunn, the minister responsible for immigration and for Opportunities New Brunswick.
I-express – Étudiants africains : les universités disent oui, le ministère dit non
Près de 80% des étudiants africains qui soumettent une demande d’admission dans des établissements postsecondaires francophones canadiens ne se retrouveraient pas sur les bancs d’école à la rentrée. Si certains peuvent avoir abandonné leur projet d’étudier au Canada, d’autres voient leur demande refusée par Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada. Lorsqu’un étudiant de l’étranger souhaite étudier au Canada, il doit d’abord envoyer son dossier à l’établissement qui l’intéresse.
Radio-Canada – Visas étudiants refusés : un rapport fédéral évoque de possibles « préjugés raciaux »
Un comité parlementaire interpelle Immigration Canada au sujet des « nombreux obstacles » rencontrés par les demandeurs en provenance de l’Afrique francophone. « Différences systémiques », décisions « souvent arbitraires » : le Comité permanent de la citoyenneté et de l’immigration n’y va pas par quatre chemins pour dénoncer les taux de refus « élevés » des demandes de permis d’études déposées par des étudiants africains francophones. ne liste de 35 recommandations a été produite afin de revoir essentiellement le recrutement et l’acceptation d’étudiants étrangers, principalement au Québec.
CBC News – One Year After London Truck Attack, Some Canadian Muslims Still Fear For Their Safety
A year after four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., were murdered in a hate-motivated truck attack, Ingy Akkary’s son Youssef still gets jumpy when he crosses the street. “He’s afraid to cross the street,” Akkary told The Current‘s Matt Galloway. “Even in the neighbourhood, if he sees a car coming he will run to [a] front yard.” She said her son’s reactions have broken her heart. But despite his fears, she can’t reassure him that a similar attack will never happen again.
