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 – Rights Tribunal Slams Imperial Oil for Cancelling Job Offer to Engineer Over Immigration Status
In a precedent-setting decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled that an employer cannot discriminate against job candidates who do not have Canadian permanent residence status or citizenship but are legally able to work here. The decision follows a complaint from Muhammad Taimoor Haseeb, a former international student who was offered a position as an engineer in Sarnia by Imperial Oil in 2014. The offer was later rescinded after the company learned Haseeb did not have permanent status in Canada — though he was eligible for a three-year postgraduate work permit.
Global News – ‘Illegal’ or ‘Irregular’? Debate About Asylum-Seekers Needs to Stop, Experts Warn
Depending on who you ask, using the word “illegal” to describe border crossers is either a matter of “semantics” or a dangerous use of language, the result of which is to dehumanize and falsely criminalize anyone seeking asylum in Canada who doesn’t cross the border normally. Legal experts and human rights advocates — including representatives from the United Nations and Amnesty International — have urged Canadian politicians and journalists to think carefully before they speak and to consider the effects language might have, both on asylum-seekers and the Canadian population as a whole.
Globe and Mail – Ottawa Says Ontario Must Co-Operate if it Wants $200-Million Reimbursement for Asylum-Seeker Costs
In a letter released on Thursday, Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod said the federal government owes the province $200-million for the costs of resettling thousands of asylum seekers who have crossed the Canada-U.S. border. A senior federal immigration official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity on Thursday, said Ontario will have to talk to Ottawa if it wants to seek reimbursement for any costs associated with asylum seekers, as other provinces and municipalities have.
Radio-Canada – Expiration du délai pour réunir les familles séparées à la frontière américano-mexicaine
Le délai imposé par la justice américaine à l’administration Trump pour réunir les familles de migrants séparées à la frontière mexicaine expire aujourd’hui. Ce que fera le juge si le délai n’est pas respecté est encore incertain. Exigera-t-il que toutes les familles soient réunies? Pourrait-il imposer des sanctions ou une nouvelle date limite?
Le Devoir – Venus du Maroc, 600 migrants franchissent la frontière pour entrer en Espagne
Plus de 600 migrants africains sont parvenus jeudi à entrer dans l’enclave espagnole de Ceuta au Maroc après un « assaut » de la double clôture particulièrement violent selon les autorités, lançant de la chaux vive et des excréments contre les policiers. Ce franchissement de la frontière de Ceuta, hérissée de barbelés, est le plus important depuis février 2017, quand plus de 850 migrants […].
Toronto Star – ‘This Is the Time for Resignations’: Group of 50 Lawyers Calls for Overhaul of Immigration Detention Board
A group of 50 lawyersiscalling for the mass resignation of the civil servants who determine the fates of immigration detainees in Canada. In an open letter to federal immigration authorities, the lawyers describe the quasi-judicial body that conducts immigration detention hearings as a “broken institution that cannot be trusted to make decisions about people’s freedom.”
