Latest news happening in the settlement sector of Ontario.
Here we post new publications (studies, reports), government notices and more.
Terry Pender The Record Thu., Oct. 27, 2022
WATERLOO REGION — Wasai Rahimi waited for hours Wednesday evening at Pearson airport for a family of eight to clear customs and immigration as privately sponsored Afghan refugees.
Rahimi’s Kitchener-based non-profit, iHelp International, sponsored the Wasokht family, who had been living in a refugee camp in Wahdat, Tajikistan, for three years.
Tristin Hopper The National Post Oct 31, 2022
As immigration surges to its highest levels in Canadian history, a new poll finds that Canada remains one of the most pro-immigration countries on Earth.
According to a telephone survey of 2,000 Canadians conducted by the Environics Institute, record-high numbers of Canadians agree with the notion that Canada “needs more immigrants.” This is in tandem with record low numbers of Canadians who report a belief that “immigration levels are too high.”
Rogene Reid · for CBC Opinion · Posted: Nov 03, 2022
Earlier this year, my 79-year-old mother was attacked on public transit. She was taken to the hospital, where I met up with her a few hours later.
Canadian Press Oct 28, 2022
TORONTO — A group of advocates is urging the federal government to remove the limit on applications to sponsor certain Afghan refugees in Canada – or at least stop counting rejected applications towards it.
The government introduced a new program last month to allow Canadian individuals and organizations to privately sponsor up to 3,000 Afghan refugees who don’t have refugee status from the United Nations refugee agency or a foreign state.
Tahmina Aziz CTV News Nov. 2, 2022
In an attempt to address the critical labour shortage in Canada, the federal government has announced plans to welcome half a million immigrants a year by 2025.
While the plan is welcome news for many, some question the logistics of it as the country faces a major housing supply shortage, including Paul Sullivan, a B.C. property tax expert and Ryan LLC partner.
Guelph Today October 27, 2022
Newly released 2021 census data shows a shift in Guelph’s growing immigrant population.
Immigrants made up 23.8 per cent, or 33,780 of Guelph's overall population in 2021, an increase of 5,885, or 17 per cent, over 2016.
The Conversation October 31, 2022 Laura Madokoro
In recent weeks and months, there have been a number of stories about migrants being sent to places without their consent.
In the United Kingdom, a new policy has been introduced to send certain asylum-seekers to Rwanda instead of hearing their claims for protection.
Amira Elghawaby The Star Tue., Nov. 1, 2022
Abdulrezzak Muhammed expressed gratitude at being able to recently host over 100 fellow Uyghurs from across Canada at the community centre he runs in Ottawa’s east-end.
They were in town last Wednesday as part of a delegation urging parliamentarians to support a private member’s motion to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims here in Canada.
Alistair Steele · CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2022
Early on the morning of Feb. 24, 16-year-old Denys was jolted awake by the rumble of Ukrainian tanks racing down a nearby highway to head off the Russian invasion of his country.
Within days, the enemy had broken through and entered the teen's hometown of Bucha, the Kyiv region community that would soon become synonymous with the brutality of the occupiers.
The Canadian Press November 2, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa’s plans to significantly raise the country’s immigration levels.
Legault told reporters Wednesday that the federal government needs to understand that Quebec is facing a special challenge to preserve the French language.