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.
CIC News — Arrivals under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program sink to two-year low
Arrivals under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) have hit a new low, according to the most recent government data. On December 16, IRCC published the most recent monthly arrival data, showing that only 3,215 new TFWP work permit holders arrived in October of 2025. This is the lowest monthly number of arrivals under the TFWP in the dataset published by IRCC, which begins with December 2023. The slowdown in new arrivals can largely be attributed to sustained policy efforts by the federal government, including a moratorium on low-wage LMIA application processing, raising eligible wage thresholds for applications, and a reduction in overall TFWP levels.
Le Devoir — Le processus d’obtention de la citoyenneté canadienne par filiation est désormais simplifié
Le projet de loi C-3, qui modifie la Loi sur la citoyenneté, est entré en vigueur lundi. Depuis lundi, les « Canadiens perdus », terme qui désigne les personnes nées ou adoptées à l’étranger et ayant des parents canadiens eux-mêmes nés dans un autre pays, peuvent devenir citoyens du Canada par filiation. Le projet de loi C-3, qui modifie la Loi sur la citoyenneté, est entré en vigueur. En décembre 2023, la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario a déclaré « inconstitutionnelles » certaines dispositions législatives qui limitaient la citoyenneté par filiation à la première génération, rappelle Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC).
Gouvernement du Canada — De nouvelles règles de citoyenneté pour les Canadiens nés ou adoptés à l’étranger sont maintenant en vigueur
Le gouvernement du Canada s’engage à rendre la législation en matière de citoyenneté canadienne juste, claire et représentative de la façon dont les familles canadiennes vivent aujourd’hui, tant au Canada qu’à l’étranger. Le projet de loi C-3, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté (2025), entre en vigueur aujourd’hui. Dorénavant, les personnes nées avant le 15 décembre 2025 qui auraient obtenu la citoyenneté canadienne s’il n’y avait pas eu de limite à la première génération ou d’autres dispositions désuètes obtiendront la citoyenneté et pourront en demander une preuve.
The Globe and Mail — Conestoga College feels the squeeze after Ottawa’s sharp reduction in foreign students
By the end of 2023, roughly 32,500 foreign students were enrolled at Conestoga, an increase of 145 per cent from just two years prior. And that boom period provided the college in Kitchener, Ont., with an infusion of cash: Revenue nearly tripled to $945-million in the 2023-24 academic year, compared to three years earlier. But things have changed abruptly for Conestoga, which had grown beyond its base in southern Ontario. As the federal government has reined in immigration – largely through a sharp reduction in foreign students – postsecondary schools such as Conestoga are feeling the financial squeeze. And because of the shift, Conestoga’s changing fortunes are having an outsized impact in the community, leading to layoffs in higher education, weaker sales for local businesses and fewer job seekers.
Government of Canada — New citizenship rules for Canadians born or adopted abroad are now in effect
As previously announced, the new law also creates a modern, consistent path going forward. A Canadian parent born or adopted abroad can now pass on citizenship to their child born or adopted outside Canada today or in the future, provided they can demonstrate at the time of application that they spent three years in Canada prior to their child’s birth or adoption. This approach supports fairness and clarity for Canadian families abroad while reinforcing the principle that real, demonstrated ties to Canada guide citizenship by descent.
CBC News — How Canada’s refugee system has changed since 2015
Ten years ago, Canada responded to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Syria with an unprecedented program that rapidly resettled 25,000 Syrian refugees in roughly 100 days. To meet that target, the federal government accelerated every step of the process — from identifying refugees, processing visas, co-ordinating transportation and supporting their arrival and integration across the country. Data from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada shows that there were 9,999 pending refugee claims at the end of 2015. However, as of Sept. 30, 2025, that number has climbed to 295,819.
