Media Roundup

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 – Près d’un quart de la population de Windsor est immigrante

Les chiffres du recensement publiés mercredi montrent que 22,9 % de la population de Windsor est composée d’immigrants. À l’échelle nationale, le pourcentage de la population qui a déclaré être ou avoir été un immigrant ou un résident permanent était de 21,9 %, soit le niveau le plus élevé en 85 ans.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1063326/pres-dun-quart-de-la-population-de-windsor-est-immigrante

CBC News – ‘An Issue that Pulls at the Heartstrings’: MPs Review Rules that Reject Immigrants on Medical Grounds

Members of Parliament are reviewing the rules that reject immigrants because they could be a drain on Canada’s social services and health-care system. As it stands, applicants can be refused if their condition is a potential danger to public health or safety, or if immigration officers believe they could cause “excessive demand” on the system. Determinations are based on whether anticipated costs are expected to exceed the average Canadian per-capita health or social services costs over a five-year period, or if they could add to an existing waiting list that might delay care for Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-rules-medical-inadmissibility-1.4367826