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 – Asylum-seekers Will Be Fast-Tracked to Ontario Starting Next Week
Starting next week, asylum-seekers arriving through the Canada-United States border could be fast-tracked to shelters and services in Ontario. After a cry for help from Quebec, which claims there could be 400 refugee claimants coming into Canada each day this summer, federal officials said they are working on a “triage” plan. It’s not clear yet whether refugee claimants will be flown, bussed or sent on a train, but those who indicate, upon arrival, that they want to go to Toronto will soon be hustled out of Quebec.
CBC News – United Nations Representative to Visit Halifax to Pitch More Refugee Sponsorship
Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Canada, will be visiting Halifax on Monday to meet sponsors, potential sponsors and refugee settlement agencies. He will also observe the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, a federal-provincial program that allows employers to hire people who are not Canadian citizens, if they cannot fill jobs locally. Beuze’s goal is to match more international refugees with this area, in particular using the Blended Visa Office-Referred program.
Le Figaro – L’asile accordé à 538 000 réfugiés en Europe l’an Dernier
Les États-membres de l’Union européenne ont accordé l’asile a 538.000 réfugiés en 2017 et plus de 60% des demandeurs ont obtenus gain de cause en Allemagne, annonce aujourd’hui l’agence Eurostat. Les Syriens représentent 33% de ce total, qui est inférieur d’un quart à celui de 2016. Viennent ensuite les réfugiés afghans (19%) et irakiens (12%).
Radio-Canada – La Vérif : pourquoi les demandeurs d’asile entrent-ils presque tous par le Québec?
En janvier et février dernier, la GRC a intercepté 3082 migrants parce qu’ils avaient franchi illégalement la frontière. Plus de 95 % de ces arrestations ont été effectuées au Québec. Si les migrants clandestins passent par le Québec, c’est essentiellement pour des raisons géographiques. S’ils voulaient, par exemple, entrer clandestinement au Canada par le Nouveau-Brunswick [….].
Globe and Mail – Federal Decision to Ease Pressure of Asylum Seekers on Quebec Raises Concern at Other Destinations
A federal decision to relieve pressure on Quebec by sending asylum seekers to other parts of Canada is raising concern at likely destinations that they too will need help dealing with the influx. The federal government has agreed with Quebec to quickly move border-crossers who intend to settle in other parts of Canada to those locations while their immigration cases are resolved instead of expecting them to wait nearly two years for hearings in Montreal.
Toronto Star – Program Succeeding in Luring Immigrants Away from Ontario, B.C. And Quebec
The Provincial Nominee Program that allows provinces to hand-pick immigrants to meet local labour market needs has successfully attracted newcomers to places other than Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, but retaining them is still a challenge. The program accounted for 96 per cent of the total economic immigration in Prince Edward Island; 93 per cent in Manitoba; 89 per cent in Saskatchewan; 89 per cent in Yukon; 86 per cent in New Brunswick; 72 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador; and 59 per cent in Nova Scotia.
