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.
Radio-Canada – Entrer illégalement au pays avec la bénédiction des autorités américaines
C’est parfois avec la bénédiction d’agents américains que des centaines de demandeurs d’asile dits illégaux entrent au Canada depuis le début de l’année. Sur les médias sociaux, l’information circule quant à la façon de contourner l’entente sur les réfugiés entre les États-Unis et le Canada. Les passages clandestins sont connus.
Reuters – IOM Expects to Fly Up to 10,000 Migrants Out of Libya in 2017
Up to 10,000 migrants stranded in Libya will be flown back to their home countries this year, but the returns can only play a limited role in tackling migrant flows toward Europe, the head of the U.N. migration agency’s Libyan office said.
Metro News – Lebanese PM Urges World Help to Cope with Refugee Influx
Lebanon will present a comprehensive plan to help alleviate the enormous burden of Syrian refugees at an upcoming Syria conference in Brussels, but needs urgent international support to avoid collapse, Lebanon’s prime minister said Friday.
Manitoba Co-Operator – Manitoba’s Growing Trend of Migrant Agricultural Workers
More commonly discussed in Ontario, a hotbed for the horticultural work reliant on the program, the SAWP has grown in popularity in Manitoba as horticulture operations become more common. “It’s actually increasing on an annual basis, especially for any of the farms producing vegetables where there’s more hand labour needed,” Keith Kuhl, outgoing president of the Canadian Horticulture Council, said. “For those farms, it’s absolutely crucial that they have access to temporary foreign workers.”
CBC – Changes to Provincial Nominee Program Draw Protest at Manitoba Legislature
A new fee for applicants to Manitoba’s provincial nominee program continues to draw criticism of the Progressive Conservative government. […] The changes to the program, which is intended to attract skilled workers and businesspeople to the province, are set to come into force on April 1.
Toronto Star – As Refugee Numbers Surge, Federal Legal Aid Funding Shrinks
Despite a skyrocketing number of asylum claims, Ontario faces a 37 per cent funding reduction from Ottawa this year for legal services for refugee claimants. In its 2017 budget announced last week, the federal government said it would provide $62.9 million over five years — or $12.6 million annually until 2022 — for provincial legal aid services across the country to assist with asylum claims, with the budget falling back to $11.5 million a year thereafter.
