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.
Toronto Sun — Refugees will soon need to pay for part of health services and medication
Starting May 1, eligible beneficiaries will pay $4 for each prescription and must cover 30% of the cost of all other health products and services. Refugees and asylum seekers in Canada will soon have to pay for a portion of certain health services and medication they receive after arriving in the country. On Tuesday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada published a reminder that asylum claimants and their beneficiaries who receive health care through the government’s Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will be on the hook for co-payments on May 1.
Radio-Canada — Travailleurs étrangers : le Conseil du patronat du Québec poursuit Ottawa
Le Conseil du patronat du Québec a joint sa voix aux entreprises québécoises qui poursuivent le gouvernement fédéral pour avoir restreint de nombreuses fois et trop rapidement le Programme des travailleurs étrangers temporaires (PTET) en 2024. Plusieurs entreprises de la région ont signé l’action collective. Une trentaine d’entreprises du Québec poursuivent depuis l’été dernier le gouvernement fédéral pour plus de 400 millions de dollars. Elles souhaitent être dédommagées pour la perte de leurs travailleurs étrangers.
Le Devoir — Les demandeurs d’asile devront payer une part de certains soins de santé
Partout au Canada, à compter du 1er mai, les demandeurs d’asile et autres personnes couvertes par le Programme fédéral de santé intérimaire (PFSI) devront débourser une partie des coûts de leurs médicaments et de certains soins (notamment dentaires), a indiqué Ottawa mardi. Le fédéral précise toutefois dans un communiqué que les soins de santé de base, comme les visites chez le médecin et les soins hospitaliers, demeureront entièrement couverts par le programme.
Government of Canada — Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program
As announced in Budget 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will introduce co-payments for supplemental health products and services for eligible people (beneficiaries) covered under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).The IFHP provides limited and temporary coverage for urgent and essential health products and services for eligible beneficiaries until they transition to provincial or territorial health care programs. A co-payment is the portion of the cost that a beneficiary pays directly to their health care provider, with the remaining cost covered by the IFHP. Introducing co-payments will help keep supplemental health care accessible for eligible beneficiaries while responsibly managing growing demand. This change supports the long-term sustainability of the IFHP so it can continue providing essential support to current and future beneficiaries.
The Gazette — Montreal urges Quebec to reverse course on immigration program
The Quebec government’s decision to abruptly end a popular immigration program is harming Montreal’s reputation and appeal, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Monday. Speaking during the monthly city council meeting, Martinez Ferrada presented a joint declaration urging the province to find solutions for those affected. The Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ) was launched in 2010 to retain foreign students and temporary workers by offering a fast track to permanent residency.
CIC News — Changes are coming to LMIA-exempt work permits this year – here’s what to expect
Some major changes to Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-exempt work permits are on the docket for the year 2026, including an increase in the admissions target, a freeze on eligible fields of study for post-graduation work permits (PGWPs), and a suite of additional planned, expected, and potential measures. The federal government has increased the admissions target for workers on LMIA-exempt work permits in 2026. The latest annual Immigration Levels Plan set the admissions target for work permits through the International Mobility Program (IMP) for the year 2026 at 170,000, a 32% increase from the notional target of 128,700 for the year 2026 in last year’s Plan.
