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 Devoir – La ville de Québec a besoin d’immigrants, dit Régis Labeaume
De passage à Montréal mercredi pour vanter sa ville auprès des gens d’affaires de la métropole, le maire de Québec, Régis Labeaume, a plaidé en faveur du recrutement d’immigrants pour combler le manque de main-d’oeuvre dans la capitale. « Ça prend du monde, ça presse. Actuellement, à Québec, j’ai besoin de 17 000 personnes », a expliqué M. Labeaume devant les membres de [….].
Le Journal de Montréal – Le ministre Heurtel espère un système de triage des demandeurs d’asile avant la fin du mois de juin
Le ministre québécois de l’Immigration David Heurtel espère que le plan de triage des migrants franchissant irrégulièrement la frontière pourra être mis en place avant la fin du mois de juin. Ce plan, dont Québec et Ottawa discutent depuis avril, est supposé permettre aux demandeurs d’asile ne souhaitant pas rester au Québec d’être directement dirigés vers la province de leur choix […].
Global News – Two Groups Seek Intervenor Status in Abdoul Abdi’s Judicial Review
Lawyers for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Justice for Children and Youth argued in Federal Court that their groups would offer unique perspectives about Abdi’s case. Abdi was never granted Canadian citizenship while in foster care in Nova Scotia and was detained after he served five years in prison for multiple offences. The application for judicial review seeks to challenge the government’s decision to refer his case to a deportation hearing, arguing the decision was unreasonable, unfair and contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international law.
Toronto Star – Immigration Minister Offers Plan to Modernize Safe Third Country Agreement
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he has approached the American government with ideas for modernizing a 14-year-old agreement on refugee claimants who attempt to cross the border between Canada and the United States. One idea he is floating is to use biometrics to allow border officials to better track the movements of individuals at official ports of entry to determine if they are eligible to make a refugee claim in Canada.
Chronicle Herald – Judge Orders Jail, Fines for Convicted Saskatchewan Human Smugglers
In a ruling brought down on Monday, a provincial court judge in Estevan ordered Victor Omoruyi of Regina to spend nine months in jail and pay a $20,000 fine. His wife, Michelle Strawford-Omoruyi, was given a 12-month conditional sentence and a fine of $10,000. Both had pleaded guilty in March to counts of human smuggling and possession of the proceeds of crime. The pair was accused of helping five adults and four children who were intercepted while crossing into Canada from North Dakota in April 2017.
Le Devoir – Régularisation d’un sans-papiers malien : des associations accusent Macron de récupération
Un migrant malien sans papiers élevé au rang de héros en France après avoir sauvé un enfant sera régularisé et naturalisé français, lui a annoncé lundi Emmanuel Macron, plusieurs associations françaises d’aide aux migrants fustigeant une « récupération » masquant mal « la dureté » de sa politique migratoire.
