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.
Global News – Mexico Again Among Canada’s Top Sources of Refugee Claims After Visa Requirement Lifted
Refugee claims by Mexicans have increased sharply since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allowed citizens of the country to enter Canada without travel visas, new figures show. Almost 1,500 citizens of Mexico had refugee claims referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board in 2017 — six times more than in the previous year, when they totaled just 250. A declassified Intelligence Brief obtained by Global News linked the growing number of claims directly to the federal government’s decision to lift the visa requirement on Dec. 1, 2016.
Radio-Canada – Québec investit 15 millions pour « tirer parti du plein potentiel des entrepreneurs de la diversité »
Le gouvernement du Québec investira 15 millions de dollars d’ici 2022 pour soutenir et accompagner les entrepreneurs issus de l’immigration et de la diversité culturelle dans la réalisation de leurs projets d’affaires. « L’immigration est une partie de la solution au problème de pénurie de main-d’œuvre vécu partout dans les régions du Québec […].
CBC News – ‘The System Is Full of Holes’: Experts Say Young Foreign Students Left Vulnerable by Unregulated Industry
Hundreds of thousands of international students are here from around the world and largely fending for themselves in a new country without adequate support from school boards, provincial governments and the federal government, industry experts say. And now settlement agencies, student recruiters and host family companies are urging these bodies to regulate the industry. Moy Wong-Tam, executive director of the Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS) in Toronto said the unregulated industry leaves students vulnerable to scamsand poor treatment.
CBC News – Nova Scotia Announces New Immigration Stream for Doctors
Nova Scotia is starting a new immigration stream for doctors looking to come to the province. But it only applies to doctors who can already work here, not other foreign-trained physicians. Nova Scotia currently accepts physicians from 29 jurisdictions, including the U.K. and the U.S. Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced the new stream at a news conference Thursday afternoon, saying it will be a strong advantage as the province tries to recruit more doctors.
Business Vancouver – Chinese Students Seek Entrepreneurship Path to Immigration
With approximately 186,000 Chinese students now studying in Canada, it should not come as a surprise that many want to extend their stay beyond graduation. The main challenge, often, is finding a job, and students are now increasingly turning to a new avenue – entrepreneurship – to secure a future in Canada. The level of interest was reflected at a January event at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The seminar, aimed at connecting Chinese-speaking students with Vancouver entrepreneurs, drew almost 500 people, forcing organizers to switch venues and close registration early.
Le Devoir – En Allemagne, une soupe populaire refuse des étrangers
La soupe populaire de Essen, dans l’ouest de l’Allemagne, a annoncé jeudi ne plus accepter de nouveaux clients étrangers, justifiant la décision par l’afflux de réfugiés ces dernières années qui désavantage les nécessiteux locaux. « Nous voulons que les grands-mères allemandes continuent aussi à venir vers nous », a déclaré son responsable Jörg Sartor […].
