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.
The Guardian – US and Canada Are Most Inclusive to Immigrant Citizens, Global Study Finds
A survey has found that the United States and Canada are the two most tolerant and inclusive countries when it comes to who the population see as one of their own. The polling company Ipsos surveyed 20,000 people across 27 countries, looking at questions of religion, immigration status, the origin country of someone’s parents, as well as sexuality, criminal background and extreme political views. It found that Canadians had the broadest acceptance of who was a “real Canadian”, and that the US was close behind in second place.
CBC News – B.C. Cook Brought to Canada as Temporary Foreign Worker Wins $32K in Back Pay
The B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal has ordered an Indian restaurant in Surrey, B.C., to pay $32,702 to a cook brought to Canada as a temporary foreign worker. Advocates for migrant workers and independent businesses say the case points to inadequacies in Canada’s immigration system, which they say provides more advantages to high-income earners over workers from lower socio-economic backgrounds. In its decision, the tribunal said that from November 2016 to February 2017, Brijesh Mohan worked 12-hour days six days a week at the restaurant as a Tandoori cook.
CTV News – 5 B.C. Families Stranded in Japan Get Canadian Visas for Adopted Babies
After months stuck in legal limbo in Japan, five British Columbia families will be able to bring the Japan-born children they adopted back to Canada. The families found themselves ensnared in an immigration nightmare after the Canadian government refused to issue visas to their newly adopted children, amid confusion over a directive from Japan to the United States on international adoptions. The five families relentlessly lobbied Ottawa for the visas, and last Friday, the government suddenly approved the necessary paperwork.
Le Devoir – Quelque 2000 enfants de migrants toujours séparés de leurs parents aux États-Unis
Plus de 500 enfants de migrants ont été réunis avec leur famille aux États-Unis mais 2000 autres restaient dimanche toujours séparés de leurs proches, le flou régnant sur le calendrier et les modalités d’éventuelles retrouvailles malgré la polémique autour de la politique de Donald Trump. Après sa spectaculaire volte-face de cette semaine censée mettre fin à la séparation des familles, le président américain a lui une nouvelle fois appelé dimanche à encore plus de fermeté sur l’immigration, allant jusqu’à suggérer que les sans-papiers puissent être expulsés sans passer par la case justice.
La Presse – Canadiens coincés au Japon: des visas pour les bébés adoptés
Cinq familles canadiennes coincées au Japon en raison d’obstacles bureaucratiques ont pu finalement obtenir leur visa pour revenir au pays avec leurs bébés nouvellement adoptés. Même si les familles ont pu obtenir les visas, que le Canada assiste toujours à l’avis juridique, ce qui peut placer les autres familles canadiennes prévoyant adopter un enfant au Japon dans l’incertitude, a-t-il ajouté.
CTV News – Syrian Children’s Choir from Toronto Skips Festival Over U.S. Travel Ban Fears
A Toronto-based Syrian children’s choir will not be travelling to the United States to perform due to fears about crossing the border under the Trump administration’s travel ban, its founder said Saturday. Fei Tang, general manager of the Nai Kids Choir, said the chorus of about 60 Canadian newcomers between the ages five and 15 were invited to perform at the Serenade! Choral Festival in Washington, D.C. “We looked at the political climate … and decided we probably wouldn’t be able to go,” she said.
