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 Radio-Canada – « Ces réseaux clandestins qui aident les Saoudiennes comme Rahaf Mohammed à fuir »
La fuite de la jeune Saoudienne Rahaf Mohammed, qui a trouvé refuge au Canada, semble avoir inspiré davantage de femmes à vouloir quitter l’Arabie saoudite. L’organisme Human Rigths Watch (HRW) note que plusieurs nouveaux cas se sont manifestés au cours des dernières semaines. Plusieurs femmes se tournent vers des groupes clandestins sur Internet qui offrent du soutien à celles qui veulent quitter le Royaume et trouver un refuge sécuritaire.
Globe and Mail – Ottawa Launches Pilot Project to Boost Immigration in Rural, Northern Canada
This new program is designed after an Atlantic immigration pilot, which has seen success in growing the population and filling labour market needs in the Atlantic provinces. The Atlantic model sees immigrants arriving in the region with a job offer and an individualized settlement plan for them and their families. Hussen pointed to a recent population increase in Nova Scotia this year as proof the program there has been working.
CBC News – Charlottetown Skating Club ‘Star’ of New Immigration Video
The two-and-a-half-minute video is being promoted on social media as part of a campaign called Immigration Matters. The video was inspired by a CBC story in 2016 about how Chinese immigrants had helped turn around the fortunes of the skating program. Interest exploded after the registrations were set up at Topfresh Asian Grocery. A film crew from Ottawa spent a day in Charlottetown recreating the story, including that day the fortunes of the skating club turned around.
Toronto Star – ‘Recasting’ Needed in Global Response to Refugee Crisis, Report Says
A Canadian-led group is calling on world leaders to form a network of countries to work together outside the constraints of the United Nations to tackle the global refugee crisis. The World Refugee Council, chaired by former Canadian foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy, has made 55 recommendations aimed at reversing the UN’s top-down approach to the issue by having a core group of like-minded countries spearheading creative solutions and allowing them to bypass the bureaucracy of the international body.
Toronto Star – Hundreds of Nonviolent Immigration Detainees Sent to Max-Security Jails as Part of ‘Abhorrent’ Government Program
Canada’s immigration authorities locked up nearly 1,500 nonviolent immigration detainees in maximum-security jails last year, the Star has found. These detainees have been incarcerated in the most restrictive conditions possible alongside sentenced criminals and those awaiting trial on serious charges. While they may have criminal records, the detainees were not considered dangerous by the Immigration and Refugee Board. Almost all were detained solely on the grounds that they were unlikely to appear for their immigration hearing.
Global News – Winnipeg Couple Living Immigration Nightmare After Birth of Baby in India
Joby Varkey and Robin Roy are both Indian citizens and permanent residents in Canada, with full time jobs in Winnipeg. permanent residents. Last September, Varkey had to fly to India to visit her dying father while she was pregnant — doctors wouldn’t let her fly back to Winnipeg because she was too close to her delivery date. The baby, Iris, was born a citizen of India on Sept. 25, but she is prevented from living with her parents in Canada after an application for a temporary resident visa was denied.
