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.
Toronto Star – These Syrian Newcomers Say They Have ‘No Excuse’ to Miss Their English Classes
Unlike traditional English classes for newcomers delivered at a central location often in commercial or industrial areas, these classes are provided right in the backyard of the community of newcomers. Catholic Crosscultural Services decided to bring the classes here due to the high concentration of refugees in the neighbourhood. The program, which started as a pilot in January and has just had its funding renewed by the federal immigration department, now has a waiting list.
Radio-Canada – Un employeur de Moncton tend la main aux immigrants
Un immigrant d’origine libanaise a décidé qu’il était temps pour lui de donner au suivant. Depuis plus d’un an Georges Nammour, propriétaire de cinq franchises de restaurants MacDonald’s, s’est impliqué auprès des nouveaux arrivants. Une façon pour lui de renouer avec sa culture et sa langue maternelle, l’arabe.
La Presse – Précarité des jeunes migrants : Ottawa et Québec se font rassurants
Tandis que l’organisme Dans la rue constate un nombre grandissant de jeunes nouveaux arrivants en situation précaire, les autorités se font rassurantes quant à l’intégration des immigrants, réfugiés et sans-papiers au Canada. Réunies vendredi à l’occasion d’une soirée-bénéfice pour l’organisme et son nouveau partenariat avec le Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés […].
Globe and Mail – Refugee Claimant Who Lost Fingers to Frostbite Allowed to Stay in Canada
Five months after nearly freezing to death on a treacherous walk across the Canada-U.S. border, and still learning to get along without the 10 fingers and thumbs he lost to frostbite, Seidu Mohammed has been granted refugee status on the basis that he would face persecution if returned to his home country.
UN News Centre – Number of Unaccompanied Refugee and Migrant Children Hits ‘Record High’ – UNICEF
The number of children traveling alone has increased five–fold since 2010, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, warning that many young refugees and migrants are taking highly dangerous routes, often at the mercy of traffickers, to reach their destinations. At least 300,000 unaccompanied and separated children were recorded in some 80 countries in the combined years of 2015 and 2016, up from 66,000 in 2010 and 2011, according to the new UNICEF report.
Le Devoir – Le Brésil craint un afflux massif d’immigrés vénézuéliens
Le ministre de la Défense du Brésil, Raul Jungmann, a affirmé mercredi qu’il se préparait à un possible afflux massif d’immigrés en provenance du Venezuela en cas d’aggravation du conflit politique et social qui secoue le pays voisin. « Il faut espérer que les choses s’amélioreront, mais nous devons nous préparer au cas où elles se détérioreront » […].
