Media Roundup

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.


National Post – Life in Canada is ‘more expensive’ than most immigrants expected, new poll finds

The overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in Canada within the last decade say that life is “more expensive” than they anticipated, according to a new national poll.

The Leger survey found that 84 per cent of recent arrivals to Canada agreed that life is either “significantly” or “somewhat” pricier than they originally envisioned prior to immigrating. Meanwhile, just two per cent of respondents felt that the cost of living was “less expensive” than initially thought.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/immigration-poll-canada

Radio-Canada – Des manifestants en C.-B. réclament la résidence permanente pour des travailleurs migrants

Des manifestants se sont rassemblés dimanche après-midi à Vancouver pour faire pression sur le ministère fédéral de l’Immigration afin que celui-ci accorde le statut de résident permanent à des travailleurs migrants. Plusieurs autres manifestations avaient lieu au pays, pendant le week-end, dans le cadre du mouvement Migrant Spring [Printemps des migrants]. À Vancouver, plusieurs centaines de participants se sont réunis vers 13 h sur la rue Hamilton, devant les locaux de CBC/Radio-Canada.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2057952/manifestation-migrant-travailleur-residence-permanente

National Post – How asylum claims by students at these two Ontario colleges became ‘alarming’

Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller warned last month that the increases in the number of asylum claims from international students is “alarming” and “totally unacceptable.”

Speaking ahead of cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Miller highlighted Toronto’s Seneca College, where asylum claims from international students increased from 300 in 2022 to almost 700 in 2023, and Kitchener’s Conestoga College, where claims jumped from 106 to 450 during that same period, reports The Canadian Press.

https://nationalpost.com/news/asylum-claims-international-students-ontario-college

National Post – ‘No’: Trudeau rejects Quebec request for full powers over immigration

Trudeau made the comments today following a meeting in Montreal with Premier Francois Legault, adding that Quebec already has more control over newcomers than any other province or territory.

The prime minister’s statement is a direct rebuke to Legault, who on Thursday said he would ask Trudeau for full powers over immigration during today’s meeting.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-quebec-immigration

National Post – How asylum claims by students at these two Ontario colleges became ‘alarming’

Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller warned last month that the increases in the number of asylum claims from international students is “alarming” and “totally unacceptable.”

Speaking ahead of cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Miller highlighted Toronto’s Seneca College, where asylum claims from international students increased from 300 in 2022 to almost 700 in 2023, and Kitchener’s Conestoga College, where claims jumped from 106 to 450 during that same period, reports The Canadian Press.

https://nationalpost.com/news/asylum-claims-international-students-ontario-college

CBC – Quebec asks Ottawa for full power over immigration, Trudeau says no

Quebec will not get full power over which immigrants it takes in, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday after meeting with Premier François Legault.

At the meeting in Montreal, Legault, who has said Quebec cannot take in more asylum seekers, asked Trudeau for the federal government to transfer all immigration powers to Quebec.

But, speaking to reporters afterward, Trudeau said he had declined Legault’s request.

“No, we’re not going to give more powers (to Quebec) in immigration,” Trudeau said in French. “It’s not a question of jurisdiction, it’s a question of finding solutions.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/legault-immigration-ottawa-trudeau-1.7145010