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.
La Presse – Immigration : les étudiants étrangers diplômés au Québec expulsés de la voie rapide
Sans faire de bruit, le gouvernement de François Legault vient de suspendre un programme qui permettait aux étudiants étrangers diplômés d’une université québécoise d’immigrer par la voie rapide. L’annonce a été faite par le truchement de la Gazette officielle du Québec. On apprend dans ce document hautement technique la suspension temporaire immédiate du programme qui permet depuis 2010 aux nouveaux diplômés d’obtenir en quelques semaines seulement un certificat de sélection du Québec, premier pas vers l’obtention de la résidence permanente au pays.
CBC News – $200K Savings Lost After Immigration Lawyer Terminated, Says Man Who Hoped to Immigrate from China
A man who hoped to immigrate to Canada from China says his family has lost their life savings after transferring $200,000 to Winnipeg immigration lawyer Paul Hesse, in the hope it would improve their chances of gaining permanent residency in Canada. The man and his family — including his wife, a newborn baby and a seven-year-old daughter — are all living in Winnipeg on visitor visas.
CBC News – Quebec’s New Plan to Fix Labour Shortage Will Create ‘Two-Tiered’ Immigration System, Ottawa Warns
Immigrants to Quebec seeking to bring extended family to Canada may have to wait at least twice as long to be reunited with them if François Legault goes forward with a new plan to take in more immigrants hand-picked to meet the province’s labour needs. That warning about increased wait times for family reunification came Thursday from the federal government and from an association of immigration lawyers in Quebec.
Toronto Star – Foreign Caregivers Say Changes Aimed at Helping Them Realize Their Immigration Dreams Come with a Costly Catch
The two new pilot programs — Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker —allow caregivers to leave behind an abusive workplace and change employers as their work permits will no longer be tied to the family that brings them here. The changes will also allow their loved ones to work and study in Canada. However, advocates said they were dismayed to find out through a recent government policy briefing that applicants must also show they have enough money in the bank to support themselves and their family in Canada.
La Presse – Les opposants à la Loi sur la laïcité demandent sa suspension
Des opposants à la Loi sur la laïcité de l’État ont fait valoir leurs arguments devant la Cour supérieure du Québec mardi matin au palais de justice de Montréal pour suspendre l’application de la loi 21. La loi-phare du gouvernement Legault bafoue les droits fondamentaux des citoyens, en plus d’être inapplicable, plaident les opposants.
La Presse – Immigration : si le ministre Jolin-Barrette avait fait ses devoirs
Si le ministre Jolin-Barrette avait correctement fait ses devoirs ministériels avant de lancer ARRIMA, le présumé « nouveau » système d’immigration du Québec, il aurait appris de ses fonctionnaires qu’un système de sélection de travailleurs qualifiés basé exclusivement sur les critères « Offre d’emploi validée » et « Domaine de formation en demande » a prévalu au Québec jusqu’en 1996.
