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.
CTV News – Wanted: ‘Wife’ Going to Study in Canada; Say Ads in India
Indian families desperate to get their sons to Canada are posting ads in newspapers to find brides who are on track to being accepted into a Canadian university and willing to take a new husband along, says Shinder Purewal, a former citizenship judge for the B.C. and Yukon region. Purewal says Canadian immigration officials are aware of the scheme but it’s difficult to determine if a marriage is real or legal when all the documentation is in place and there are plenty of pictures and videos of a ceremony.
Globe and Mail – Federal Court Voids Canadian Citizenship Revocation for 312 People
The Federal Court has nullified government attempts to strip Canadian citizenship from more than 300 people after an earlier judgment struck down key provisions of the Citizenship Act introduced by the former Conservative government under Stephen Harper. The earlier ruling, in May, declared those provisions inoperative because they were an expedited process that deprived individuals of the right to an oral hearing and did not take into account humanitarian and compassionate considerations.
Global News – Atlantic Immigration Pilot Uptake Off to a Slow Start
When the Atlantic Immigration Pilot was originally announced in July 2016, a goal was set by the federal government to attract 2,000 skilled workers and their families to Atlantic Canada. As part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy, the pilot is designed to fill labour gaps in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland and Labrador. However, since officially launching program in March, there’s been just over 250 skilled immigrants and international graduates who have been recruited and applied for provincial endorsement.
BBC News – Trump’s Biggest Fans? Canadian Universities
Canadian universities are seeing a surge in applications from overseas students, with the country’s liberal, migrant-friendly image appearing to be an important attraction. Students who might once have headed for the United States now seem to be reconsidering and seeing Canada as a North American alternative.
Toronto Star – Immigration Board Refuses to Release Four-Year Detainee Ebrahim Toure
The Immigration and Refugee Board has again refused to release a West African man who has spent more than four years in maximum-security jail without charge because the government has been unable to deport him. He is being detained solely on the grounds that the government believes he is unlikely to show up if they can ever arrange his deportation.
Globe and Mail – Finally, a Way to Halt Canada’s ‘Brain-drain’
As a small player on a global stage, Canada has long been concerned with “brain drain.” For years, highly educated and talented Canadians have moved elsewhere in the world, primarily the United States, to work and live. But with political uncertainty Stateside and abroad, the tide may be turning. Expat academics, doctors and IT workers are considering coming home, and talented professionals on the other side of the planet are looking at the tippy-top of North America with new interest.
