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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.
Cape Breton University has had far fewer international students enrolling in its programs this school year than what was expected. According to a preliminary study released this week by the Association of Atlantic Universities, the number of full-time visa undergraduate students at CBU dropped nearly 60 per cent this year to about 2,200 from about 5,500.
A recent Environics Institute poll on Canadian public opinion on immigration and refugees shows that 51 per cent of Quebecers feel that there is too much immigration to Canada, a five per cent increase since 2024. The poll shows that when looking at Canada as a whole, 56 per cent of Canadians believe there is too much immigration. This represents a two per cent drop since last year.
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/10/17/poll-quebecers-immigration-canada/
Canadians’ views on immigration have become slightly more positive but the opinion gap along political lines has widened to a record level, according to a poll that tracks public attitudes toward immigration and refugees. The annual Environics Institute survey found that 56 per cent of Canadians believe the country accepts too many immigrants, declining by two percentage points from last year, following a dramatic increase in negative sentiments between 2022 and 2024. Those holding this view rose in Alberta and Quebec, while declining in Ontario. This sentiment is now much less evident than a year ago in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Le Québec se montre plus inquiet qu’il ne l’était face à l’immigration. D’après un nouveau sondage Environics, rendu public jeudi, la proportion de Québécois qui estiment que le Canada accueille trop d’immigrants est passée à 51 %, une hausse de cinq points par rapport à l’année dernière. À l’échelle du pays, 56 % des Canadiens partagent cette opinion, comparativement à 58 % en 2024. L’économiste Pierre Fortin estime toutefois qu’il faut interpréter ces variations avec prudence.
« On met la structure économique et la structure organisationnelle en péril dans nos régions », clame sans détour Gérald Beaulieu, préfet de la MRC de La Matanie et maire de Baie-des-Sables. Pour lui et d’autres acteurs du Bas-Saint-Laurent, les gouvernements font fausse route en matière d’immigration. Alors que des organismes de tout acabit se relaient aux consultations du gouvernement provincial, qui cherche à établir les seuils d’immigration pour les trois prochaines années (nouvelle fenêtre), Gérald Beaulieu attend son tour avec impatience. Il en a long à dire, et surtout à critiquer, sur l’approche provinciale et fédérale en matière d’immigration.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/fr/nouvelle/2198957/roberge-immigrants-rimouski-bas-saint-laurent
Canadian immigration policy has long emphasized family reunification. In fact, most of Canada’s 200,000 yearly newcomers migrate as a couple or a family unit. For these families, migration means more than just starting over — it means that each family member, and the unit, must adapt to the new culture while finding ways to maintain a connection with their original culture.
https://theconversation.com/marriage-is-hard-but-its-even-harder-when-you-immigrate-together-266216