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.


Globe and Mail – The other immigration problem: Too much talent is leaving Canada

Surging immigration numbers are top-of-mind for Canadians. But as we reconsider targets for newcomers and address pain points such as housing, we also need to pay attention to talent retention.

Tens of thousands of people leave Canada every year, many of them talented and entrepreneurial people we will miss. Importantly, a significant fraction are themselves immigrants, which may mean we are missing an opportunity to boost Canada’s long-term growth and prosperity.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-the-other-immigration-problem-too-much-talent-is-leaving-canada/

Financial Express – Canada Express Entry Draw: Invitations to apply for permanent residence sent to foreign nationals

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has sent Canada Express Entry invitations to select skilled immigrants seeking permanent residence in Canada. The Canadian government conducts regular Express Entry draws, or rounds of invitations, for candidates from the Express Entry pool to apply for permanent residency. The latest round of draws held by Canada issued invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system on February 13, 2024.

https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-latest-results-of-express-entry-draw-for-permanent-residence-in-canada-3393852/

Global News – The provinces where immigrants are going — and staying

Some Canadian provinces have done a better job of retaining their immigrant populations than others, a new Statistics Canada report revealed on Wednesday.

The report, titled ‘Provincial variation in the retention rates of immigrants, 2022’, looked at the percentage of immigrants who filed taxes in the province or territory where they intended to live, as indicated in their permanent residence application, one and five years after admission to Canada.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10294337/the-provinces-where-immigrants-are-going-and-staying/

La Presse – Ottawa met en garde contre un trop grand nombre d’heures en emploi

Des fonctionnaires fédéraux ont averti que de permettre aux étudiants internationaux de travailler plus de 20 heures par semaine pourrait les détourner de leurs études et compromettre l’objectif des programmes de travailleurs étrangers temporaires. Cette mise en garde est apparue dans des documents préparés en 2022 pour l’ancien ministre de l’Immigration, Sean Fraser, alors que le gouvernement du Canada envisageait de lever la restriction sur le nombre d’heures que les étudiants internationaux pouvaient travailler hors campus. Cette politique a finalement été mise en œuvre par le gouvernement libéral.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/education/2024-02-13/etudiants-etrangers/ottawa-met-en-garde-contre-un-trop-grand-nombre-d-heures-en-emploi.php

National Post – Housing minister denies he ignored warning about immigration levels and housing supply

Housing Minister Sean Fraser said he didn’t ignore warnings as immigration minister about the number of new Canadians the country was accepting exceeding the number of houses the country was building.

The Canadian Press reported last month that an internal report produced two years ago warned that the number of new immigrants was outpacing Canada’s home construction industry, which would strain supply and push prices higher.

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/housing-minister-denies-he-ignored-warning-about-immigration-levels-and-housing-supply

Globe and Mail – Most immigrants with deportation letters are still in Canada, CBSA figures show

Most people living in Canada who have been sent deportation letters in the past eight years are still in the country, according to official figures disclosed by the Canada Border Services Agency.

The figures show that 14,609 people were sent letters informing them they are facing deportation between 2016 and May last year.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-most-immigrants-with-deportation-letters-are-still-in-canada-cbsa/