Media Roundup

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.


Government of Canada — Ministerial Instructions 86 (MI86), 87 (MI87) and 88 (MI88): Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots

Ministerial Instructions took effect to establish two new economic immigration pilots: the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot (Child Care) and the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot (Home Support). The pilot programs provide direct pathways to permanent residence for foreign nationals in home care occupations. The Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) class and Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) class were created under section 14.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act). This section authorizes the Minister to issue instructions for creating economic immigration programs with a maximum duration of five years, and with no more than 2,750 principal applicants processed in a class per year.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/other-goals/mi86-87-88.html

CTV News — N.B. Business warns it’ll lose skilled workers following changes to immigration policy

As Canadian businesses try to roll with an ever-changing tariff policy south of the border, there’s another issue creating challenges at home: recent changes to Canada’s immigration policy. “The biggest threat to our business is immigration policy, and the lack of available workers,” said Blair Hyslop, co-owner of Mrs. Dunster’s Bakery in Sussex, N.B. In the decade since Hyslop and his wife took over the business, it’s expanded, and he wants it to keep growing. “I can find alternative markets for my business, but as I set out to double our business again in three to four years, I can’t find alternative markets for my labour.”

CBC News — WestJet considers hiring temporary foreign workers to solve pilot shortage

Calgary-based WestJet is considering whether to use temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to fly its planes. In a statement, spokesperson Julia Kaiser told CBC News the airline is exploring the labour market impact assessment (LMIA) process as one of « multiple avenues » to meet a shortage of WestJet Encore captains.  The LMIA is essentially a piece of paperwork that a business needs to take part in the federal TFW program, to prove that there are no local workers available to take a job.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-tfw-consideration-union-objects-1.7489950

Francopresse — Feuilleton de la Colline : investissements en immigration et promesses électorales

Rachel Bendayan, la nouvelle ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, a annoncé mercredi un financement de 9,3 millions $ pour 12 nouveaux projets soutenant le développement économique et la croissance démographique des communautés francophones en situation minoritaire. Financés par le Programme d’appui à l’immigration francophone, issu du Plan d’action pour les langues officielles 2023-2028, les investissements visent à faciliter le recrutement, la sélection et l’accompagnement des candidats francophones vers la résidence permanente. Certains projets se concentrent sur la collecte de données pour réduire les barrières à l’immigration francophone.

https://francopresse.ca/politique/2025/03/21/feuilleton-de-la-colline-investissements-en-immigration-et-promesses-electorales/

Government of Canada — The Government of Canada is investing more than $9.3 million to support Francophone minority communities

Francophone immigration plays a crucial role in growing the Canadian economy, in promoting the vitality of Francophone minority communities and in meeting labour needs across the country. On this International Francophonie Day, the Honourable Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced $9.3 million of funding for 12 new projects aimed at supporting the economic development and demographic growth of Francophone minority communities. Reporting to the Centre for Innovation in Francophone Immigration, these projects are financed through the Francophone Immigration Support Program.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2025/03/the-government-of-canada-is-investing-more-than-93-million-to-support-francophone-minority-communities.html

 

UdeMnouvelles — La situation des travailleurs étrangers temporaires au Québec: un portrait troublant

Le permis de travail «fermé» qui les rend dépendants d’un seul employeur place les travailleurs étrangers temporaires venus au Québec dans un état de grande vulnérabilité et soulève de nombreuses préoccupations en termes de précarité, de conditions de travail et de représentation syndicale. C’est ce qui ressort d’un article signé par les professeurs Patrice Jalette, de l’École de relations industrielles de l’Université de Montréal, et Blandine Emilien, de l’école de commerce de l’Université de Bristol, en Angleterre, tous deux affiliés au Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la mondialisation et le travail (CRIMT).

https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025/03/20/la-situation-des-travailleurs-etrangers-temporaires-au-quebec-un-portrait-troublant/