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.
Toronto Star – Getting Refugee Decisions Appealed in Court ‘The Luck of the Draw,’ Study Shows
Both failed refugees and the federal government can appeal a refugee board decision to the court but must first get a nod — or leave — from a judge. If the first judge denies leave, the appeal will not be heard. “Outcomes in Federal Court applications for judicial review of refugee determinations depended all too often on the luck of the draw — on which judge decided the case,” said York University law professor Sean Rehaag, author of the report. The study found only 16.8 per cent of the requests were granted to proceed to an appeal hearing.
Montreal Gazette – Quebec Election: Immigrants Who Fail Values Test Will Be Ottawa’s Responsibility, Not Quebec’s, Legault Says
If the CAQ is elected on Oct. 1, it would require economic immigrants to Quebec to pass tests on the province’s values and language within three years in order to obtain a Quebec Selection Certificate. Immigrants who come through Quebec’s economic immigration system need that certificate before they can apply for permanent residency from the federal government. It will be up to Ottawa — not Quebec — to decide what happens to immigrants who fail the values and French tests, leader François Legault said on Friday.
Radio-Canada – Opération M. Chen. Incursion dans l’industrie de la vente de visas canadiens
Des consultants et des avocats en immigration suggèrent à leurs riches clients de contourner les règles du Programme des immigrants investisseurs du Québec, révèle une opération en caméra cachée d’Enquête.
98.5 Montréal – QS accuse le PLQ de détourner des fonds dédiés aux immigrants
Le coporte-parole de Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, a présenté le plan de son parti pour mieux intégrer les nouveaux arrivants, vendredi matin à Montréal. Il en aussi profité pour dénoncer ce qu’il qualifie de «détournement de fonds du fédéral» par le gouvernement libéral.
The motion was brought forward by Liberal MP and foreign affairs parliamentary secretary Andrew Leslie. Specifically the motion called for MPs to agree to: endorse the findings of the UN fact-finding mission in Myanmar that crimes against humanity were committed; that these “horrific acts’ be sanctioned; recognize that these crimes constitute genocide; call on the UN Security Council to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court; and that Senior Myanmar military officials be investigated and prosecuted for the crime of genocide.
CBC News – Rich Investors Granted Canadian Residency Despite Suspicions of Fake Documents and Dubious Assets
The officials charged with administering the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) say they were sometimes pressured into ignoring signs that applicants’ fortunes were founded on corruption or other ill-gotten gains. QIIP applicants must have at least $2 million in assets and agree to loan $1.2 million of that to the Quebec government interest-free for five years. Numerous current and former civil servants in Quebec spoke on condition of anonymity, revealing what they see as major flaws in an immigration program that has granted permanent residency to tens of thousands of people since it began in 1986.
