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.
CBC News — This Toronto doctor has over 2,000 patients, but still no permanent residency
Dr. Michael Antil moved from North Carolina to Toronto in July 2023, seeking a more diverse and broad-minded environment for his family and a universal health-care system in which to practice. But three years later, despite Canada’s well-documented doctor shortage and so many theoretical routes to citizenship for skilled workers like himself, he still doesn’t have permanent residency.
Le Devoir — Le contexte n’est pas « favorable » aux immigrants français, dit le consul général de France à Québec
Malgré une relation forte entre le Québec et la France, les ressortissants français ne sont pas épargnés dans cette période de « resserrement » des règles d’immigration. L’inquiétude est vive parmi un grand nombre d’entre eux, constatent les diplomates les représentant au pays. Le consul général de France à Québec, Éric Lamouroux, concède que le contexte n’est pas « favorable » pour ses compatriotes, qui ont été sous le choc d’apprendre l’abolition du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ).
CTV News — Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents
Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country.The immigration department confirms almost 1.9 million temporary visas, including work and study permits, are expiring this year. More than 2.1 million expired last year.
La Presse — Pas de droits acquis pour les travailleurs étrangers déjà au Québec
Le gouvernement du Québec persiste à refuser toute clause de droits acquis pour permettre aux travailleurs et étudiants étrangers touchés par la fin du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ) de rester dans la province, malgré les inquiétudes du milieu des affaires face à la pénurie de main-d’œuvre. Le ministre de l’Immigration, Jean-François Roberge, l’a réaffirmé vendredi, en conférence de presse, en présentant les orientations du nouveau Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ), qui remplace le PEQ.
CBC News — Quebec to prioritize applicants outside Montreal under new permanent residency program
Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s immigration minister, has come under fire after cutting an essential pathway to permanent residency in 2025, the Quebec Experience Program, also known by its French acronym PEQ. He’s attempting to calm the situation with a new program that will prioritize applicants working in specific fields, among other criteria.
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CBC News — Immigration minister says struggling universities must ask provinces for help
Canada’s immigration minister says universities and colleges struggling to balance the books after federal cuts to the international student program will have to turn to their provincial governments for financial help. Lena Metlege Diab told a crowd in Halifax Friday that the post-pandemic immigration boom helped employers struggling to find labour, but it also put unsustainable pressure on the health care system, housing and other services, which Canadians noticed. Now she says the government is looking for a better balance, and part of that is curbing the number of international students.
