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.
ICI Colombie-Britannique et Yukon – Un programme d’immigration veut attirer les entrepreneurs dans le nord de la C-B
Le programme pilote « Entrepreneur Immigration Regional », qui a pris son envol à la mi-mars, souhaite soutenir les entrepreneurs qui veulent s’installer en Colombie-Britannique et les soutenir dans l’obtention de leur résidence permanente. L’objectif avoué de ce programme est d’attirer des gens d’affaires de partout dans le monde et de les attirer dans des communautés rurales, mais un expert remet en doute son efficacité.
CTV News – Pregnant Asylum Seeker in Labour Rescued from Snow Near Manitoba Border
A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour. Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carlson said the 25-year-old woman, who was nine months pregnant, was very lucky firefighters located her quickly Saturday morning. The woman called 911 after she walked from Minnesota across the border near Emerson. She had been following railway tracks, but ended up going off the path and wandered into deep snow along the rail bed.
National Post – Liberals Use Budget to Strike More Aggressive Posture on Border-Crossers
Tuesday’s federal budget commits $1.18 billion over five years to implement a new border enforcement strategy. It provides few details about that strategy, but says it will help border officials “detect and intercept individuals who cross Canadian borders irregularly and who try to exploit Canada’s immigration system.” Irregular asylum seekers whose refugee claims are denied will also be “removed on a priority basis,” according to budget documents.
CBC News – New Immigration Program Entices Entrepreneurs to Northern B.C. — But Is It Enough to Make Them Stay?
The Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot opened mid-March to support entrepreneurs who want to move to B.C. and opens the path to permanent residency. The province says the program will help meet smaller communities’ economic development needs and encourage investments outside urban areas. The program helps newcomers start a business and settle into communities that have fewer than 75,000 residents. Over 30 communities across B.C. have enrolled, including places like Mackenzie, Prince George, Quesnel, Burns Lake, Terrace and Tumbler Ridge.
Le Soleil – Nouvelle-Zélande : Trudeau appelle les autres partis à dénoncer l’intolérance
Dans la foulée de l’attentat contre des musulmans en Nouvelle-Zélande, le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a appelé tous les partis politiques à combattre les idéologies haineuses en condamnant l’intolérance. Justin Trudeau, visiblement en colère, a dénoncé «des petits segments toxiques» de la société qui parlent de la diversité comme d’une faiblesse, qui sèment la haine et qui incitent à la violence.
Le Soleil – Des Vénézuéliens de Québec se mobilisent pour leur pays
Des Vénézuéliens de Québec ont organisé, dimanche, une collecte de médicaments et de produits de première nécessité pour venir en aide à leurs familles et à leurs compatriotes alors qu’une crise politique et humanitaire secoue le pays depuis plusieurs mois.
