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.
CTV News — Canada released new study permit targets for 2026, here’s why an expert says the numbers are ‘unhelpful’
The Canadian government has released its international student targets for next year, but experts say more than “numbers in isolation” is needed to create an effective intake system. Under the federal government’s international student cap — introduced in 2024 to slow the growth of Canada’s temporary population — the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sets an annual target for study permit applications.
Radio-Canada — Le Programme d’immigration dans les communautés rurales connaît du succès à Steinbach
À Steinbach, une ville dans le sud du Manitoba, le Programme pilote d’immigration dans les communautés rurales enregistre un succès remarquable. Cette initiative du gouvernement fédéral lancée au début de l’année offre la résidence permanente aux candidats qualifiés qui souhaitent travailler et s’établir dans l’une des 14 communautés choisies au Canada. L’objectif est de répondre à la pénurie de main-d’œuvre dans les régions. À Steinbach où il a été implanté en juin dernier, le programme attire de nombreuses entreprises qui y ont déjà adhéré à tel point que le nombre de candidats a été revu à la hausse par Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada.
City News — Asylum seekers: Legault orders Carney to intervene with his minister
François Legault is urging the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, to “intervene” with his Minister of Immigration in the case of asylum seekers. In a statement sent to Radio-Canada on Tuesday, the office of Quebec Minister Lena Diab argued that Ottawa was already doing enough for Quebec. The amount transferred would reach more than $1.5 billion for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
Radio-Canada — Demandeurs d’asile : Ottawa estime en faire assez pour le Québec
Interpellée par le gouvernement Legault, qui lui demande de rembourser des dépenses liées à l’accueil des demandeurs d’asile, la ministre fédérale de l’Immigration répond qu’Ottawa fait déjà sa part. La somme transférée à Québec, selon les calculs de son cabinet, atteint plus de 1,5 milliard de dollars pour l’année 2024-2025. À plusieurs reprises au cours des derniers mois, le ministre québécois de l’Immigration, Jean-François Roberge, a menacé de couper les vivres aux demandeurs d’asile si le fédéral n’en faisait pas davantage pour en réduire le nombre dans la province.
City News — Nearly half of immigrants say temporary foreign workers fill the jobs Canadians don’t want: OMNI-Leger poll
The federal government is aiming to slash Canada’s temporary resident population, promising additional changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which requires employers to submit a labour market impact assessment (LMIA) before they can hire a foreign worker. Ottawa already tweaked the program, for example, by imposing caps in regions with high unemployment and limiting the percentage of temporary foreign workers that can make up an employer’s workforce.
The Conversation — Dependants? Why Canada should recognize migrant spouses and partners with more accuracy
What comes to mind when you hear the word “dependant?” A child relying on a parent, or an elderly family member needing care? In Canada’s immigration system, the term is applied much more broadly than that. It includes all spouses and common-law partners of immigrants or principal applicants, regardless of whether they rely financially on their significant other or not. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) current definition, a dependant is “a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a permanent resident or principal applicant.”
