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.
Radio-Canada – Le gouvernement fédéral invité à la prudence sur les seuils d’immigration
Une note interne du ministère fédéral de l’Immigration recommande au gouvernement d’adopter une approche prudente sur les seuils d’immigration, afin de ne pas dépasser le « point de bascule » dans l’opinion publique. Des données internes préparées par le ministère fédéral de l’Immigration signalent qu’une majorité de Canadiens se disent favorables au seuil actuel d’immigration.
CBC News – Feds Warned of Tipping Point in Public Support for Immigration Levels
Internal data prepared by the Immigration Department for a committee of deputy ministers suggests a majority of Canadians supports current immigration levels, but this support drops when Canadians are informed of how many immigrants actually arrive every year. “Public support (often aided by a diversity of prominent stakeholders) is indispensable,” the department told the co-ordinating committee of deputy ministers during a meeting in April 2017 to discuss immigrant outcomes. “But there could be a tipping point that, once reached, undermines the history of relative Canadian consensus.”
National Post – Harjit Sajjan Orders Crackdown as Canadian Forces Facebook Page Features Racist, Vulgar Comments
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has ordered a crackdown on the growing number of racist and misogynist comments on the Canadian Forces’ official Facebook page. Though the Forces have a team of dedicated social media staffers, the comments have become so toxic at times that one member of the public observed the “comment section around here reads like a Sons of Odin chat room,” a reference to a far-right, anti-immigration group.
Montreal Gazette – Guatemalan Woman Might Be Deported from Montreal on Friday Morning
The Federal Court on Thursday denied Lucy Francineth Granados a stay of removal, and the undocumented resident of Montreal may be deported to Guatemala on Friday morning, said Solidarité sans frontières (Solidarity Across Borders). The Federal Court refused to suspend the deportation of the single mother of three, who has been living in Montreal for nine years. The stay was sought pending a decision on an application for permanent residence for humanitarian reasons.
Toronto Star – Immigrant Women in Canada Earn Less, Face More Employment Challenges: Government Report
Immigrant women in Canada face greater employment barriers and earn less money than both male immigrants and Canadian-born women, data compiled by the immigration department suggests.
The information shows a persistent gap between female immigrants, both new and established in Canada, compared with their Canadian-born counterparts. The data also shows that more women arrive in Canada as the spouses of economic immigrants or as non-economic newcomers or refugees and have lower employment rates and earn less than the average wage.
Toronto Star – Calgary School of Public Policy Proposes Refugee System Fixes
On Thursday, the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy published a policy study by Robert Vineberg outlining the history of Canada’s refugee program. Vineberg’s paper looks at resettlement from the Second World War onward and suggests solutions to help move the process forward and overcome a backlog of more than 30,000 refugee claims. “They’re under-resourced,” Vineberg said. “I think having the initial decision made by the immigration department, which has a lot more staff and is in a lot more locations across the country, this could be done faster.”
