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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.
La tendance se poursuit : le nombre de demandeurs d’asile entrés de façon illégale au Canada a de nouveau augmenté le mois dernier. Et ce, en quasi-totalité au Québec, où le nombre d’entrées a bondi de 50 % entre les mois de février et mars. Le ministère de l’Immigration et de la Citoyenneté a dévoilé ses données les plus récentes mercredi.
A local body formed by the federal government to lead newcomer integration has devised a plan to make Hamilton more welcoming for immigrants and refugees. […] The nine projects — some modelled on partnership councils the government set up in other Canadian cities — are in the formative stages, says HIPC project manager Nicole Longstaff.
Alberta companies looking to hire temporary foreign workers in one of 29 high-skilled job categories will be directed to a new service that will match them with qualified local workers. The Alberta government initiative, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, will be watched closely by the federal government to see if it can be implemented federally or in other provinces, federal Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said in Edmonton Wednesday.
Starting Monday, homebuyers in Ontario will have to provide more information about their citizenship and place of residence when they buy a piece of real estate anywhere in the province. The government first announced the news in last fall’s economic statement, but the new rules come into effect on April 24.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ontario-housing-real-estate-1.4076068
The federal Liberals began work on a new immigration program to attract highly skilled labour before U.S. President Donald Trump took office. But what they’ll be watching for now is whether the planned June launch of their Global Talent Stream program could be a way to benefit from what Trump has done in his tenure so far. The president added more uncertainty to the future of U.S. immigration policy this week, ordering a review of the American H-1B visa program, which he argues allows tech companies to avoid hiring American workers in favour of cheaper international ones.
La Couronne a présenté mardi ses plaidoiries finales au procès de quatre hommes accusés de trafic de migrants dans l’affaire des réfugiés tamouls arrivés à bord d’un navire en mauvais état en 2009 sur les côtes de la Colombie-Britannique. La procureure a plaidé que les quatre hommes, accusés d’introduction clandestine de migrants, avaient orchestré ce dangereux périple à travers le […].