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.
Le Devoir – Boom des entrées au chemin Roxham
La popularité du chemin Roxham ne se dément pas : sitôt rouverte, le 21 novembre dernier, après pratiquement deux ans de fermeture, cette voie de passage en marge du poste frontalier de Lacolle a été empruntée par un nombre record de demandeurs d’asile, ce qui occasionne d’importants retards dans les délais de traitement. Selon les données d’Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC), 835 personnes sont entrées au Québec de manière irrégulière durant la dernière semaine de novembre, lorsque le chemin a rouvert, et 2875 l’ont fait en décembre — ce seul mois de l’hiver concentrant 68 % des arrivées irrégulières de toute l’année 2021.
CTV News – New Film by Calgary Director Explores Nigerian Immigrants to Canada
A Calgary man is premiering a new film based on his experiences as an immigrant to Canada. Foreign Path is a story of two international students from Nigeria trying to adapt to life in Canada. Two young adults from different financial backgrounds come to Canada to further their education, but find themselves struggling to adapt to the new system, culture and particularly, the weather.
Toronto Star – New Program Helps Newcomers Take on Leadership Roles
A Vancouver-based not-for-profit settlement organization recently received $213,250 from the government to help newcomers enter into volunteer leadership positions within the boards of directors of community-oriented non-profit organizations. According to a press release, MOSAIC, which serves immigrants and refugees, will be using the funds for a “newly expanded project to increase access to social and civic board positions for racialized newcomers, while fostering equitable social and civic engagement.”
La Presse – Le poids du Québec continue de diminuer
Pourquoi le Québec voit-il son poids démographique diminuer au fil des ans ? Parce qu’il accueille moins d’immigrants que le reste du Canada. Le Québec et l’Ontario voient leur population augmenter sensiblement de la même façon (+ 0,2 % par an) par l’écart entre les naissances et les décès. La différence ? Toutes proportions gardées, l’Ontario accueille plus d’immigrants. Avant la pandémie, l’immigration a permis à l’Ontario de hausser sa population de 1,4 % en 2018-2019, contre une hausse de 1,1 % au Québec (+ 95 057 immigrants et résidents non permanents).
Reuters – Canada’s Population Surges from 2016-2021 on Immigration – Official Data
Canada’s population rose to 37 million people in 2021, up 5.2% from 2016, driven mostly by immigration, according to official data released on Wednesday, with the downtowns and distant suburbs of large cities seeing the strongest growth. Canada added 1.8 million people between 2016 and 2021, with nearly 80% of those new residents arriving from elsewhere in the world, retaining its position as the fastest growing G7 country, Statistics Canada said in its Census 2021 release.
Toronto Star – These Syrian Refugees Won Their Court Fight. But They’re Still Waiting for Canada to Let Them In
Mohamad Basel Alnajjar’s decision to try to come to Canada with his wife and four children as privately sponsored refugees would become part of a case that raised questions about to what degree a refugee could pay their way into this country. Yet three years after winning a high-profile court fight, Alnajjar remains in Dubai, his bid to start a new life in Canada in limbo.
