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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.
Le Programme d’immigration francophone de la Colombie-Britannique organise depuis quatre ans un rassemblement pour les nouveaux arrivants qui devient de plus en plus populaire. Cette rencontre, qui se déroule à l’École Victor-Brodeur à Victoria, permet de tisser des liens, de se faire de nouvelles amitiés ou de développer des partenariats d’affaires.
Julia Sanchez, candidate du Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD) à l’élection partielle de lundi à Outremont, soutient que les résidents de sa circonscription lui parlent des changements climatiques, de l’inégalité de la richesse et parfois… du turban porté par le chef du parti.
A Toronto-area settlement worker could face jail time in the United States after attempting to smuggle a failed refugee claimant across the border in the trunk of her car. Court documents show Donna Pham pleaded guilty this week to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., an offence that carries a maximum sentence of five years behind bars and a $250,000 fine. However, the documents indicate that because Pham has accepted responsibility and has one or fewer prior convictions, her sentence is likely to range between six and 12 months, with a fine of $4,000 to $40,000.
Seven white caskets were met by hundreds of mourners in Halifax Saturday afternoon as the community gathered to say goodbye to the Barho children. The Barho children — three-month-old Abdullah; Rana, 2; Hala, 3; Ola, 8; Mohamad, 9; Rola, 12; and Ahmed, 14 — died Tuesday morning after a fire swept through their home. “This is not a typical funeral, it’s a children’s funeral,” said Ahmad Hussein, a board member of the Ummah Mosque — the mosque attended by the Barho family, said during the funeral attended by hundreds of people at the Cunard Centre.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-fire-victims-barho-family-1.5030677
The Trudeau government is launching two new immigration pilot programs that will allow caregivers to come to Canada with their families while also offering them the opportunity to become permanent residents. Under the newly designed programs, caregivers will be given greater flexibility to change jobs quickly, if needed. Current barriers that prevent caregivers’ family members from coming with them to Canada will also be removed, and open work permits will be offered to their spouses and common-law partners as well as study permits for dependent children.
https://globalnews.ca/news/4992890/liberals-caregivers-immigration/
Le ministère de l’Immigration compte sélectionner, pour le reste de l’année 2019, à peine 400 dossiers de personnes ayant déposé une déclaration d’intérêts dans le nouveau système Arrima. Près de 90 000 demandes ont déjà été formulées par l’entremise de ce portail destiné aux candidats qui souhaitent immigrer dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés (PRTQ).