The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Info Radio-Canada – Les rêves brisés de travailleurs étrangers, privés d’emploi malgré d’importants besoins
Les yeux d’Andrès Marenco brillent en évoquant son arrivée au Canada. Un rare moment de bonheur, en ce moment, pour ce trentenaire colombien arrivé au Québec l’hiver dernier avec sa femme et ses trois enfants. Ce rêve de donner un meilleur avenir à [sa] famille n’aura cependant duré que quelques mois. Fin décembre, peu avant Noël, l’entreprise qui l’a recruté, Les Aciers Sofatec, lui annonce son congédiement. Les compétences de ce soudeur ne sont pourtant pas en cause. Faute de commandes suffisantes, la firme doit licencier du personnel. Des Québécois, mais aussi des étrangers, sont concernés.
Global News – Ottawa Attempting to Change Citizenship Oath to Include Respect for Indigenous Treaties
As the House of Commons returns from a break week, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday morning tabled “an Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to action number 94).” That call to action from the 2012 Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on the government to amend the oath of citizenship taken by new Canadians.
Forbes – Immigrants Flock to Canada, While U.S. Declines
New data show the number of people immigrating to Canada increased by 26% between 2015 and 2019, and is projected to rise higher as the country seeks to overcome the aging of its workforce – a serious problem in all Western nations. In the United States, legal immigration fell by 7% between FY 2016 and FY 2018, and is expected to decline even more sharply due to Trump administration policies.
Le Devoir – L’armée veut améliorer la diversité dans ses rangs
Comment l’armée peut-elle être plus inclusive à l’égard des femmes, des personnes handicapées, ainsi que des personnes issues de la communauté LGBTQ+ et des minorités visibles ? Comment peut-elle recruter du personnel au sein de ces groupes et mieux gérer les accommodements ? Les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) songent à mettre en place des lieux d’échange qui lui permettront de réfléchir à des façons d’améliorer le recrutement et d’encourager la diversité au sein de l’armée, a appris Le Devoir.
CBC News – ‘There Is Not Opportunities for You’: Immigrants Want More Than Entry-Level Jobs
Juliana Walckoff says if Premier Blaine Higgs has any hope of attracting 10,000 immigrants every year to New Brunswick, the employment barriers newcomers face must be addressed. Walckoff, a marketing consultant from Brazil, settled in Dieppe three years ago after immigrating to Canada and living in British Columbia and Toronto. Walckoff works with international teams from her home office, and finding work in her field has never been a problem. But she has seen countless newcomers struggle to find work in their respective fields.
CBC News – Rail Blockades Could Affect Vote to Change Citizenship Oath: Conservative Critic
Blockades by Indigenous protesters will make it harder for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to adopt planned legislation to add respect for First Nations treaties to Canada’s citizenship oath, says Conservative immigration critic Peter Kent. “It will be difficult to engage in debate of this piece of legislation without the shadow of this week’s illegal blockades and the refusal of some in the Indigenous community, and many beyond the Indigenous community, to respect the rule of law,” Kent told CBC News on Friday.
