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 – N.W.T. Looks to Immigrants to Address Looming Labour Shortage
At least 28,000 jobs will open in the Northwest Territories within the next 15 years, thanks mostly to the territory’s aging population. On June 30, the Government of the Northwest Territories released a new immigration plan to help address the territory’s potential labour shortage. The five-year strategy is to beef up the existing immigrant nominee program to encourage foreign nationals to settle in the territory, help increase the population, and fill jobs or create new ones. The plan also includes a focus on bringing more francophone immigrants into the nominee program.
CBC News – Syrian Refugees to Compete Alongside Indigenous Athletes at World Indigenous Nations Games
A group of Syrian refugees living in Edmonton are joining the celebrations at the World Indigenous Nations Games in and around the city this week. The 12 friends have formed a soccer team to compete, and they’re being welcomed by organizers and athletes. Even though they are not Indigenous, Bashar Aldyab believes there are many commonalities between them and local Indigenous people.
Journal Metro – Une étude se penche sur les travailleurs agricoles venus du Guatemala
Une étude sur les conditions dans lesquelles viennent au Québec des travailleurs agricoles guatémaltèques a constaté que certains d’entre eux doivent payer dans leur pays d’origine divers frais, parfois facturés par des intermédiaires de recrutement.
Toronto Star – High Number of Women Failing Citizenship Test Reflects Barriers They Face, Advocates Say
According to data obtained under a freedom of information request, far more women than men have their citizenship applications rejected because they are unable to meet the knowledge or language requirements. Although the Liberal government passed a bill this month to relax some of the more stringent citizenship requirements imposed by its Conservative predecessor, critics say the changes fail to address the barriers faced by immigrant women hoping to acquire Canadian citizenship.
Global News – Canadian Lawyers Celebrate Canada Day by Fighting Back Against Donald Trump’s Travel Ban
While many Canadians gear up to celebrate the nation’s 150th birthday, hundreds of lawyers from coast to coast are prepared to devote their time to those banned from entering the country’s closest neighbour. A coalition of legal volunteers are on standby to assist those impacted by the travel ban against residents of six majority Muslim countries.
CTV News – Demonstrators Clash at Border Crossing Over Trudeau’s Immigration Policies
A demonstration held by a self-described “Ultra-Nationalist” group at the Canada- U.S. border crossing took aim at the Trudeau Government’s immigration policies. But another group, ready to counter-protest, arrived first. Dozens of activists from Solidarity Across Borders lined the Roxam Road border crossing in Hemmingford hours before members of the Ultra-Nationalist group Storm Alliance arrived.
