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.
Globe and Mail – Canada Aims to Welcome 432,000 Immigrants in 2022 as Part of Three-Year Plan to Fill Labour Gaps
The federal government aims to welcome nearly 432,000 immigrants to Canada this year, as a part of a three-year plan to fill critical labour-market gaps and support a post-pandemic economic recovery. The annual immigration levels plan, tabled in Parliament Monday, projects Canada will admit 431,645 permanent residents in 2022, followed approximately by 447,000 in 2023 and 451,000 in 2024. The majority of the permanent resident spots – 56 per cent – will be designated for immigrants coming to Canada to fill job vacancies this year.
CBC News – Vigil Held for Detainee Who Died After Being Held at Laval Immigration Detention Centre
Migrant advocates gathered in downtown Montreal on Sunday to hold a vigil for a detainee who died recently after being held at the immigration detention centre in Laval. Around 20 people gathered to light candles and chant for the end of immigrant detention outside the immigration services office on Saint-Antoine Street. The detainee, whose name is unknown, died after being found in medical distress at the holding centre on Dec. 28, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) said in statement in the days following the death.
Radio-Canada – Fautes, réponses en anglais : la langue française délaissée à Immigration Canada
De nombreuses communications d’Immigration Canada, rédigées en français avec des erreurs parfois grossières, ont été envoyées à Radio-Canada ces derniers mois. L’avocat en immigration Stéphane Handfield vit quant à lui un autre problème. Ces dernières semaines, plusieurs de ses clients ont reçu des réponses d’Immigration Canada en anglais. Vouloir échanger en français reste un combat dans le domaine de l’immigration, déplore de son côté l’avocate Danielle Arpin.
Globe and Mail – Chinese Canadian Museum Finds Permanent Space in Vancouver’s Chinatown
The Chinese Canadian Museum will have its first permanent home in Vancouver’s Chinatown – in the historic building that now houses Bob Rennie’s private art museum. In a deal announced by the province on Friday, the Chinese Canadian Museum Society will acquire the restored historic property with funding from the provincial government and Mr. Rennie himself. The oldest building in Chinatown, it was built by Chinese immigrant Yip Sang in 1889.
Toronto Star – Young Hong Kong Dissidents Were Told Canada Would Welcome Them. Why Can’t They Get Visas?
Pro-democracy advocates in Canada say they have started to see visa-seekers from Hong Kong whose applications — a first step to access asylum in this country — have been stalled or refused, despite Ottawa’s public commitment to ease their passage here in light of the alarming human-rights situation there. “These youngsters have been charged and imprisoned for wearing a mask or carrying laser pointers during demonstrations … To us, they’re political prisoners,” said Winnie Ng, chair of the Toronto Association for Democracy in China.
ONFR+ – 70% des étudiants internationaux refusés dans les universités franco-ontariennes
Près de 70 % des étudiants internationaux faisant des demandes de permis d’études au sein d’établissements franco-ontariens sont refusés par Immigration Canada. Entendus ce jeudi par le Comité permanent de la citoyenneté et de l’immigration, leurs dirigeants dénoncent les raisons invoquées par le ministère fédéral qui nuisent, selon eux, à la pérennité des institutions et des communautés francophones hors Québec.
