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.
CBC News – Liberals to Scrap Policy that Rejects Sick, Disabled Immigrants
Canada is committed to ditching a policy that rejects immigrants because they’re sick or disabled and could be a drag on the health system, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says. Calling it an “important and sensitive” issue, Hussen said the government will look at all options to revamp the 40-year-old policy, which bars entry to applicants when they could be costly to public health or social service systems. Hussen didn’t say how the provision would be changed, but said repealing it entirely is one option on the table.
Reuters – Canada Data Shows 10 Percent of Haitian Border Crossers Get Refugee Status
Canada has granted refugee status to about 10 percent of the 298 Haitian border crossers whose applications have been processed this year, according to government data released on Wednesday. Of the 298 Haitian applications processed so far this year, 68 were abandoned by the asylum seekers, which means they did not turn up for their hearings, the data released from the Immigration and Refugee Board showed. Another 62 withdrew their applications, according to the data from the quasi-judicial body whose tribunals determine refugee claims.
Ottawa Citizen – Delays in Funding Forced Cuts to Settlement Services for Syrian Refugees, Auditor General Finds
The auditor’s report filed Tuesday found that most of the Syrian refugees had their needs assessed and received language training during their first year in Canada. In fact, the Syrians received settlement services at a higher rate than other refugee groups, the report found. But while the federal government provided an extra $257 million for settlement services for the Syrians refugees, money wasn’t given to local agencies quickly enough, said the report. Some agencies cut services for three months in April 2017 — such as cancelling language classes that had been created — while they awaited funding.
Maclean’s – Government Struggling to Track Impact of Syrian Refugee Resettlement, Says Auditor
The Liberal government is struggling to track the impact of its historic effort to resettle upwards of 40,000 Syrian refugees, the federal auditor general concluded Tuesday in his fall report. Markers like how many kids are in school or how many Syrians are on income assistance weren’t being measured between fall 2015 and the spring of this year, the period examined by the federal watchdog, raising questions about what happened to the population once they began to settle in Canada.
Le Monde – « Vente aux enchères d’esclaves » : Tripoli ouvre une enquête
Face à l’émotion grandissante, le gouvernement libyen a décidé, dimanche 19 novembre, d’ouvrir une enquête sur les révélations de « ventes aux enchères d’esclaves » originaires d’Afrique subsaharienne.
Le Devoir – Le gouvernement Trump retire le statut de protection à près de 60 000 Haïtiens
L’administration Trump met fin à un programme temporaire de résidence ayant permis à quelque 60 000 Haïtiens de résider et de travailler aux États-Unis depuis un puissant séisme en 2010 en Haïti.
