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 – Why a Visit from the Haitian Government has Quebec Immigration Lawyers Worried
Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Rodrigue and Stéphanie Auguste, the minister for nationals living abroad, met with Mayor Denis Coderre after arriving in Montreal on Tuesday. Jean-Sébastien Boudreault, head of the Quebec Association of Immigration Lawyers, said any contact with the Haitian government could compromise the safety and privacy of those seeking refuge from the country.
Le Devoir – La visite à Montréal de deux ministres haïtiens inquiète des avocats en immigration
La visite de deux ministres haïtiens à Montréal, devenue le refuge de près de 2580 demandeurs d’asile de ce pays, crée de vives inquiétudes chez des avocats spécialisés en droit de l’immigration. L’accueil réservé à cette délégation contrevient selon eux à la protection des réfugiés […].
Le Monde – Navire antimigrants « C-Star » : pourquoi sa mission est illégale
Le navire de Génération identitaire qui prétend vouloir lutter contre le trafic d’êtres humains en Méditerranée est à l’arrêt au large de la Tunisie. Au large des côtes tunisiennes, le C-Star, navire antimigrants du groupuscule d’extrême droite Génération identitaire, est à l’arrêt depuis le lundi 7 août.
Globe and Mail – Canada Welcomes Refugees, but Shuts the Door on Asylum Seekers
Maintaining the “integrity of the immigration system” is in part the shared code language for how our governments (Conservative or Liberal) think about asylum seekers. Canada may love refugees like Syrians who are selected and screened abroad before they set foot in the country, but the same cannot be said about asylum seekers who wash up on our shores in boats, or who walk across our border with the U.S.
CBC News – Montreal Schools Brace for Influx of Asylum Seekers
Monday is the first day asylum seekers who recently arrived in Montreal can sign their children up for school at the city’s largest French-language school board, the Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM). The CSDM has experienced a 14 per cent increase in enrolment this year already, the equivalent of a small elementary school’s population.
Toronto Star – Children Applying for Canadian Citizenship Face Hefty Fee
Although recent changes to the citizenship act allow those under age 18 to make an application without their parents, they must pay the same fee as adults — $530. By contrast, the fee is $100 for minors who apply for citizenship together with their parents.
