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.
ICI Québec – Frais de scolarité en hausse pour les étudiants étrangers à l’Université Laval
Les étudiants internationaux qui fréquentent l’Université Laval risquent de payer plus cher à partir de l’automne 2021. Radio-Canada a appris que le conseil d’administration de l’Université doit se prononcer mercredi sur une possible hausse des frais de scolarité qui toucherait des centaines d’étudiants. Selon nos informations, la proposition prévoit deux hausses distinctes. D’une part, les étudiants étrangers des programmes de premier cycle et de deuxième cycle sans recherche seraient soumis à une indexation de 2,5 %.
Calgary Herald – Innovative System Introduced in Calgary to Improve Newcomers’ Access to Settlement Services
A new way for newcomers to southern Alberta to access necessary immigration supports could transform the way such services operate across the country, according to Immigrant Services Calgary. Currently, only 40 per cent of immigrants to Canada use settlement support services and half aren’t aware that support is available to them, according to federal government data. The new platform, Gateway, will create a more efficient and easier system for newcomers to access the supports as they start settling in Canada.
A pregnant Alberta woman who is working abroad and must urgently return to Canada may see her two children stranded at the Canada-U.S. border due to an issue with immigration permits. Sarah Wallace is an aid worker who’s been working in Haiti since 2008. She and her husband have a biological son–three-year-old Jean-Jacques and they are the legal guardians to two other children–Jean Moise, 4, and Eva-Maria, 2. The couple is currently in the process of adopting Jean Moise and Eva-Maria.
CityNews – Quebec Frontline Worker Turns Himself In, Faces Immediate Deportation
A group of Montrealers gathered downtown on Wednesday morning to show solidarity with a frontline health-care worker who is facing deportation. Mamadou Konate is an immigrant without official status who has worked in Quebec’s long-term care homes (CHSLDs) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is currently being detained at the immigration holding centre in Laval, Que.
ICI Manitoba – Winnipeg s’attend à recevoir 3300 immigrants de moins en raison de la COVID-19
En raison du retard enregistré dans le traitement des dossiers d’immigration depuis le début de la pandémie, la capitale manitobaine s’attend à recevoir 3300 nouveaux arrivants de moins cette année. Cette réduction a des conséquences pour des familles déjà installées à Winnipeg et des entrepreneurs, selon des spécialistes en immigration.
CBC News – Winnipeg Expects 3,300 Fewer Arrivals Due to Pandemic Delays, Affecting Local Businesses, Families
The numbers of immigrants and temporary workers arriving in Canada are slipping during the COVID-19 pandemic because of processing delays and travel restrictions, immigration consultants say. The consequences are far-reaching locally for businesses left waiting, families missing a loved one and Winnipeg itself, which is now projecting 3,300 fewer citizens at the end of the year. “It certainly will slow down population growth and in that respect, I guess, slow down economic growth a bit,” said University of Manitoba economics professor Wayne Simpson.
