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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.
Le Québec est une magnifique province, mais il faut la mériter! Pour s’y installer, les Français doivent passer à travers une multitude de formalités parfois complexes… Depuis une dizaine d’années, le Québec est considéré comme un véritable eldorado pour les Français. Chaque année, ils sont entre 3000 et 4000 à s’installer de façon permanente dans la province.
Ils parcourent des milliers de kilomètres d’Afrique de l’Ouest jusqu’à Calabar, dans le sud du Nigeria, où une embarcation de fortune les conduira vers une « vie meilleure ». Ces migrants-là ne traversent pas la Méditerranée. Leur objectif n’est pas l’Europe, mais les riches pays pétroliers africains.
Trying to buy a house in big cities such as Toronto or Vancouver is challenging for any young family, but is doubly so for newcomers to Canada. Prices in the housing market often come as a shock and then the process of qualifying for a Canadian mortgage can be complicated and confusing.
Recent changes to entry rules for Canadian dual passport holders have meant Canadian consulates in several countries are seeing an “unprecedented influx” of passport applications. That influx has led to weeks-long processing delays and stress for expats.
Legal aid’s refugee program has historically cost $20 million annually, but over the past two years the cost has increased dramatically, to $27 million last year. Legal aid is asking the public to weigh in on three options: suspending all refugee and immigration services when funding runs out in August; restricting the coverage to the representation of asylum-seekers in their refugee proceedings while excluding coverage of things such as detention reviews; or limiting coverage for asylum-seekers to the preparation of the refugee claim, but also continuing to represent clients at the refugee appeals, Federal Court and other immigration applications.
With changing global migration patterns, Canada has seen a shift in the profile of its francophone immigrants in the last decade as more and more of French-speaking newcomers today are coming from Africa and the Caribbean than from Europe — with a growing number arriving as refugees. While the changing demographics bring along more diversity and potential opportunities in trades, they also present new challenges due to ethnocultural differences and racism, as well as in the recognition of education and professional credentials.