Une alliance nationale visant à fournir une base factuelle pour l'établissement et l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants, ainsi que pour la promotion de communautés accueillantes au Canada
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.
CBC News — Chow calls on feds to restore funding for refugee shelter program as city faces $107M shortfall
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling on the federal government to reverse a funding decision she says will hinder the city’s ability to shelter refugees and asylum seekers. In a letter sent to council members Wednesday, Chow said the city will have to come up with an additional $107 million this year to continue to provide emergency shelter to refugee claimants at its current level, after the federal government offered just 26 per cent of the funding the city requested through the Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP) for 2025. The federal program has been the main source of funding for Toronto’s refugee response in recent years, reimbursing 95 per cent of the city’s expenses.
CIC News — New medical exam requirements for Express Entry permanent residence applications take effect
As of 21 August, new applicants for Canadian permanent residence (PR) through the Express Entry system will need to complete an upfront Immigration Medical Exam (IME) to submit their application—unless they meet certain exemptions. Prior to this change, IMEs were to be completed after a foreign national submitted their application for PR, upon request from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Some candidates will be exempt from this change if they meet all conditions detailed below, including having completed an IME in the last five years. IMEs must be completed by a candidate and all of their immediate family members (spouse / common-law partner, dependent children, and the dependent children of dependent children), even including family members who are not accompanying the candidate to Canada.
CIC News — New language test will be available for Canadian permanent residence applications
Foreign nationals seeking to immigrate to Canada will have another testing option to prove their English language proficiency. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will accept the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Essentials test in the future. IRCC is not currently accepting the test, but will update its official webpages once acceptance begins. This change will enable foreign nationals under its permanent economic immigration programs to take this test in order to prove English language proficiency. On 21 August, the Education Testing Service (ETS)—the organization that administers the TOEFL—announced that it had been added as a designated language testing organization by IRCC.
National Post — Alberta minister wants ‘illegal immigrants’ to be counted in federal targets
Alberta Immigration Minister Joseph Schow says he wants Ottawa to stop turning a blind eye to illegal immigration in Canada and have an honest conversation about the strain he says it’s putting on infrastructure and public services. Schow, who is also Alberta’s minister of jobs, economy and trade, is calling on federal officials to account for the estimated number of undocumented migrants in the country when setting next year’s immigration targets. “These illegal migrants must be taken into account, as every province is feeling the pressure of Ottawa’s mismanagement of the immigration system,” said Schow. Federal officials have recently acknowledge the need to slow down the rate of immigration after welcoming millions of newcomers in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
CBC News — As Canada reduces immigration, francophones settling outside Quebec are an exception
The federal government is slashing the number of permanent and temporary immigrants it’s admitting to Canada — but among the streams that are not only being spared but encouraged to grow significantly are francophones settling outside Quebec. Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the last election campaign to raise the francophone immigration target to 12 per cent of all permanent residents admitted outside Quebec by 2029.
CIC News — Atlantic Immigration Program: What candidates are Canada’s Atlantic provinces prioritizing for immigration in 2025?
With a reduced allocation in 2025, Canadian provinces have begun prioritizing specific occupations and sectors under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). In general, individuals working in healthcare, construction, manufacturing, and select other sectors may have an advantage when applying through the AIP in 2025. The AIP is an employer-driven pathway to permanent residence (PR) for skilled workers and certain international graduates who wish to settle in one of Canada’s Atlantic provinces. To be eligible, applicants must have a job offer from a designated employer in one of the participating provinces, and the job offer must be endorsed by the province.
