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 – Give Cities Bigger Role in Immigration, N.B. Advocate Tells MPs
“Where immigration is controlled at a federal level, integration happens at a local level,” Alex LeBlanc, the executive director of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, said in a presentation to the standing committee on citizenship and immigration. He proposed a municipal nominee program, similar to the provincial nominee program, which allows skilled workers and business people chosen from around the world to get into a faster track toward settling into a province that needs them in the workforce.
Le Monde – La commission européenne avertit la Pologne, la République tchèque et la Hongrie
La Commission européenne a annoncé mardi 13 juin, devant le Parlement de Strasbourg, l’ouverture d’une procédure d’infraction contre trois pays membres, la Pologne, la Hongrie et la République tchèque, qui refusent toujours de participer au programme européen de […].
La Presse – Services d’immigration : hausse importante des vérifications policières
Malgré la désignation récente de Montréal à titre de «ville sanctuaire», les contacts des policiers avec les autorités fédérales pour vérifier le statut d’immigration de personnes interceptées pour diverses infractions ont augmenté de façon marquée depuis le début de l’année […].
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration– Ontario Helping Immigrants and Refugees Settle and Succeed: Province Accepting Applications for Four Programs to Support Newcomers
Ontario is helping immigrants and refugees succeed with four programs to help newcomers find jobs, learn English or French and settle into their new communities. The province is inviting community organizations, municipalities and the broader public sector to submit proposals for four programs that enhance services to immigrants and refugees.
Global News – Family Faced with Deportation: ‘Returning to Guatemala Is Returning to Death’
A family of seven living in Edmonton is desperate for help and says a deportation order will tear their tight-knit family apart. Martinez and her husband Jilmar Picon Pineda said they made the decision to send four of their children, one as young as six, to the United States where they were born. They will live with a relative. They and their adult son will be forced back to Guatemala, where they claimed other family members have been murdered.
