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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.
Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier says he would dedicate more resources to address the flow of migrants crossing the U.S.-Canada border illegally. And if that doesn’t work, he’d consider temporary measures, including deploying the military to the border.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-leadership-candidates-border-1.4042670
The Rural Employment Initiative […] aims to connect newcomers with job openings in smaller Ontario communities. Currently, the program serves any employer outside the GTA, but ultimately it hopes to focus on communities with populations under 10,000.
Manitoba’s international migration continues to be the driving force behind the province’s record population growth. The MPNP, which targets skilled workers and entrepreneurs from around the world, represents about two-thirds of Manitoba’s immigration inflow. Despite complaints about lengthy wait lists to process nominee applicants, last year’s net immigration of 15,135 was the highest recorded in Manitoba’s history and was up nearly 2,000 over the previous year.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2017/03/25/immigration-off-setting-inter-provincial-loss
A Halifax-based group wants the federal government to begin working to bring 20,000 African refugees to Canada, applying the same settlement efforts it used to assist Syrian refugees last year. The African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes says it contacted Ahmed D. Hussen, federal minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on Friday as well as Nova Scotia Immigration Minister Lena Diab.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/african-refugees-canada-1.4041252
Yousef Bahini et Gracia Israeel étaient perdus en arrivant, mais un an plus tard, le couple a déjà trouvé ses repères et du travail pour faire vivre toute la famille : deux adolescents et une grand-mère. Ne connaissant personne au Canada, ce sont des inconnus qui les ont aidés : leurs parrains, une garderie qui a amassé des fonds pour eux […].
Pour plusieurs d’entre nous, la grande fierté d’être Canadien réside dans le fait que ce pays, depuis près de quatre siècles, fait preuve d’ouverture et de tolérance envers le monde dans lequel nous vivons. Mais voilà que depuis quelques années, c’est comme si quelqu’un quelque part tentait par tous les moyens possibles de nous imposer la peur.
http://www.acadienouvelle.com/chroniques/2017/03/24/on-se-mefier-refugies/?pgnc=1&pgnc=1