Une alliance nationale visant à fournir une base factuelle pour l'établissement et l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants, ainsi que pour la promotion de communautés accueillantes au Canada
La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.
The Globe and Mail – Ottawa’s cap on international study permits is creating financial consequences for universities, leaders say
The impact of a federal government cap on international study permits has been sharper than expected, creating significant enrolment drops and financial consequences for Canadian universities and colleges, according to leaders in the sector. Although full enrolment data won’t be available until next month, the associations that represent universities and colleges in Canada both say they’re seeing a steeper decline in international students than the federal cap was expected to produce. In January the federal government placed a cap on study permits that aimed to cut the number issued this year by 35 per cent. The policy shift was a response to pressure in the housing market and other concerns.
The Gazette – Blaming everything on immigrants is a ‘false debate’ | The Corner Booth
There’s no doubt that immigration is a hot-button issue in Canada. But according to Marc Miller, Canadians and the politicians who represent them have relatively moderate views on the subject, especially when compared to other countries like the U.S. “There’s people that are flirting with and playing footsie with some extremist views, but there’s no outwardly anti-immigrant major [federal] party in Canada. Which I think is something we should be proud of,” Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship told hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand in this latest episode of The Corner Booth.
The Globe and Mail – Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada’s welcoming image
A growing perception in Canada that immigration is to blame for some of the country’s economic woes is fuelling a xenophobic backlash evidenced by a surge in reported hate crimes against visible minorities, advocates and community members say. Long a nation that took pride in welcoming newcomers, Canada is facing a reckoning over a sharp rise in the number of “temporary residents” such as international students and workers in recent years. Opinion polls show a growing slice of the public believes Canada has too many immigrants, and many blame them for a worsening housing crisis and surge in the cost of living.
City News – Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada
Canada’s unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August — reaching 6.6 per cent — as the job market slowdown hits workers and job seekers unevenly. Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday showed the economy added a modest 22,000 jobs last month, lagging the pace of population growth. The jobless rate increased from 6.4 per cent in July. Employment last month rose in educational services, health care and social assistance and finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing. Meanwhile, it fell in the other services category as well as professional, scientific and technical services, utilities and natural resources.
Toronto Star – Canadian universities see international students’ enrolment down 45 per cent after rule change. ‘The system is just hanging on’
Canadian universities are expected to see international student enrolment dropping by at least 45 per cent from last year, a more drastic decline than the 35 per cent intended cut in study permit applications announced by the federal government earlier this year. Although the measures introduced by Ottawa were meant primarily to rein in the runaway growth of study permit holders in the college sector, Universities Canada said the early numbers from its members don’t even come close to the targeted ceiling.
National Post – ‘We were ahead of the parade’: Canada is following Quebec’s lead on tightening immigration
With only two years experience in politics, Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette may be a political upstart, but she seems to be the spearhead of Canada’s immigration policy. And now, with a mini cabinet shuffle likely on Thursday, François Legault could entrust her with yet another major file: the economy. Since Fréchette took over as immigration minister in 2022, she has not been the most vocal or flamboyant minister but she has been trusted with one of her boss’s most cherished priorities. And again and again, Canada has followed Fréchette’s lead on immigration.
