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 two families of Syrian refugees sponsored by the Riverdale Baptist Church have left Whitehorse and moved south. The Omar family moved to Calgary and the Ahmet family moved to Windsor, Ont. said Hillary Gladish, one of the organizers who helped bring the families to the Yukon. In both cases members of the families were able to find work in Whitehorse. They’ve now been connected with churches and other organizations that can help them in their new homes, Gladish said.
CTV News – ‘Twice the Headache’: Why It’s Getting Harder for Canadians to Enter U.S.
In 2016, more than 1.1 million Canadians were granted temporary visas to work in the United States. That’s one-third of all applicants seeking visas to work in the U.S. Thanks to NAFTA, Canadians have the ability to apply for special work visas that aren’t available to other nationalities. However, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to rip up the agreement and reform his country’s immigration system, some Canadians applying for visas are encountering stricter guidelines and longer waits.
Radio-Canada – Une exposition à Halifax célèbre l’immigration francophone
En parallèle à son exposition permanente, le Musée canadien de l’immigration du Quai 21, à Halifax, met en relief ce mois-ci l’importance des nouveaux arrivants francophones au Canada et l’aspect résolument moderne du fait français au pays. La nouvelle exposition temporaire L’immigration francophone au Canada fait le choix de laisser de côté les premiers colonisateurs français, pour s’attarder plutôt aux immigrants d’expression française plus récents.
CBC News – York First Canadian University to Give ‘Dreamers’ a Chance at a Degree
A pilot project at York University — the first such program in Canada — is allowing 10 young people whose immigration status is uncertain to study for a degree. FCJ Refugee Centre, Toronto’s oldest agency assisting refugees, collaborated on the pilot project with York University. While many Canadian schools, including those in the Toronto District School Board, have a “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” when it comes to students of uncertain immigration status, there’s no such policy governing the next chapter of their lives after they graduate from high school.
CBC News – Abdoul Abdi To Be Set Free, But His Fight to Stay in Canada Isn’t Over
A former child refugee from Somalia at risk of being deported will soon be set free, but his fight to stay in Canada isn’t over. Abdoul Abdi, who spent the last week and a half detained on immigration grounds in jails in the Maritimes and Ontario after serving a four-year prison sentence, could be released as early as tomorrow, according to his lawyer, Ben Perryman. But Canada still wants him sent back to Somalia, he said.
Le Québec a accueilli 330 demanderesses d’asile enceintes depuis le mois de juillet. Une trentaine d’entre elles ont jusqu’à présent accouché, selon le Programme régional d’accueil et d’intégration des demandeurs d’asile (PRAIDA). Elles ont donc donné naissance à des bébés canadiens. Beth (prénom fictif) fait partie de celles-là. Avec son mari et sa fille, elle a traversé, à pied et le ventre rond, le chemin Roxham, à Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, en août.
