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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.
Two UBC students are gearing up to host a free eight-week summer camp for children from refugee families. East Vancouver Newcomer Camp (EVNC) will give recently arrived children, ages six to 12, a head start by offering them basic English lessons and organized activities before school starts in September.
In February, Montreal’s city council voted unanimously to become a sanctuary city, one that would offer shelter, housing, and access to food banks for immigrants without status. Montreal is only the fourth city in Canada to do so—a step in the right direction, migrants say, but there are still strides to be made in the city’s handling of immigration issues. They’re pushing for Montreal to be more generally accepting of undocumented migrants, providing them with additional access to health care and work permits.
Concerned about the prevalence of unlicensed immigration consultants and what MPs say is the industry’s inability to self-regulate, a parliamentary committee is recommending Ottawa scrap the existing regulatory body and take over the policing of the profession. Paid immigration and refugee consulting should be restricted to lawyers in good standing with provincial law societies and consultants registered with the federal government, said the immigration committee in a 60-page report released Friday.
Barely able to hold a rifle and just six years old, Daniel Riak Mach was learning how to be a soldier. It’s a memory that won’t ever escape the now 31-year-old, who grew up in a camp for child soldiers in South Sudan.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/daniel-riak-mach-1.4166506
As a result of many global forces, immigration has become a hot topic here and abroad. Our new working paper, Immigration in Ontario: Achieving best outcomes for newcomers and the economy, is an attempt to add quantitative evidence to the growing debate on the economic contribution of immigrations to Ontario and Canada. When done correctly, immigration policy creates a virtuous circle, wherein the government plays an active role in, and reaps the rewards of, immigrants’ success.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/06/18/canada-can-get-more-out-of-immigration.html
On World Refugee Day, Halifax supporters have one main message to the government: don’t let support slip. Halifax joined communities across Canada in hosting a refugee walk.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-refugee-walk-june-17-1.4166001