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.


La Presse — Pas de droits acquis pour les travailleurs étrangers déjà au Québec

Le gouvernement du Québec persiste à refuser toute clause de droits acquis pour permettre aux travailleurs et étudiants étrangers touchés par la fin du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ) de rester dans la province, malgré les inquiétudes du milieu des affaires face à la pénurie de main-d’œuvre. Le ministre de l’Immigration, Jean-François Roberge, l’a réaffirmé vendredi, en conférence de presse, en présentant les orientations du nouveau Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ), qui remplace le PEQ.

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-01-30/fin-du-programme-de-l-experience-quebecoise/pas-de-droits-acquis-pour-les-travailleurs-etrangers-deja-au-quebec.php

CBC News — Quebec to prioritize applicants outside Montreal under new permanent residency program

Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s immigration minister, has come under fire after cutting an essential pathway to permanent residency in 2025, the Quebec Experience Program, also known by its French acronym PEQ. He’s attempting to calm the situation with a new program that will prioritize applicants working in specific fields, among other criteria.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7069091

CBC News — Immigration minister says struggling universities must ask provinces for help

Canada’s immigration minister says universities and colleges struggling to balance the books after federal cuts to the international student program will have to turn to their provincial governments for financial help. Lena Metlege Diab told a crowd in Halifax Friday that the post-pandemic immigration boom helped employers struggling to find labour, but it also put unsustainable pressure on the health care system, housing and other services, which Canadians noticed. Now she says the government is looking for a better balance, and part of that is curbing the number of international students.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lena-diab-universities-as-provinces-for-help-9.7069041

Radio-Canada — Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology closing after international student enrolment drops

Province pulls plug after MITT sees 55% drop in international student enrolment. The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology is winding down operations over the course of the next year as a result of a steep decline in international student enrolment. The small Winnipeg post-secondary institution announced Wednesday it will be closing after a federal cap led to a drop in international enrolment exceeding 55 per cent, making its current financial model unsustainable, a memo on MITT’s website (new window) said.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2224252/manitoba-institute-of-trades-and-technology-closing-after-international-student-enrolment-drops

CIC News — Year in review: How did the Rural Community Immigration Pilot fare in 2025?

In the first year of its operation, the Rural Community and Immigration Pilot (RCIP) helped more than a thousand newcomers gain permanent residency (PR) and settle in 14 of Canada’s fast-developing communities. The RCIP is set to continue facilitating the immigration of newcomers this year as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) continues initiatives to spread the benefits of immigration to the country’s smaller communities.

https://www.cicnews.com/2026/01/year-in-review-how-did-the-rural-community-immigration-pilot-fare-in-2025-2-0170922.html

CBC News — Immigration cuts force Manitoba to refocus nominee program on workers already in the province

Tighter federal limits are steering Manitoba’s provincial nominee program toward devoting more spots to the temporary residents already living in the province, rather than attracting skilled workers from abroad — a change Manitoba’s immigration minister has made to ensure businesses can keep their employees. The minister is adjusting her provincial nominee strategy to account for explosive growth in the number of international students and temporary foreign workers after the COVID-19 crisis and amid a labour shortage.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-provincial-nominee-program-focusing-temporary-workers-9.7063307