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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.
Manitoba’s premier says the federal government needs to stop talking and take action on an influx of people who have jumped the border from the U.S. to seek asylum in Canada. […] The Tory premier made the comments as he announced more aid for refugee claimants in Manitoba: 14 new emergency housing units, $110,000 for paralegal and other services and $70,000 for a co-ordinator to support claimants.
Canada attracted an estimated 8,000 millionaires last year, trailing only Australia and the United States on the list of top destinations, according to a recent report from New World Wealth. Australia drew 11,000 millionaires, while the U.S. received 10,000, the report says. New World Wealth said the inflows into Canada were boosted by large-scale migration from China into Vancouver, and from Europe into Toronto and Montreal.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-millionaires-1.3996247
Wearing a fur-trim hat and winter gloves, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer smiled widely at the young child in his arms, dressed in a grey toque, pink hoodie, and snow-covered boots. […] Almost immediately, the photograph was celebrated as evidence of Canada’s inclusiveness, and the country’s willingness to take in refugees and immigrants with open arms – literally. […] Despite their smiles, those RCMP officers were actually arresting the family, and taking them in to be questioned. This has been, and continues to be, the standard operating procedure for the national police force when its officers find anyone they suspect crossed into Canada without proper documentation.
Se déclarer ville refuge, c’est une chose. Le devenir véritablement, c’en est un autre. Toronto l’a appris à ses dépens. Cinq ans après avoir promis de protéger ses 200 000 sans-papiers, la Ville Reine peine encore à passer de la parole aux actes. « Besoin d’aide à l’emploi ou au logement? D’un centre de garde pour vos enfants? […]
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1018702/ville-refuge-rates-toronto-immigration
Le Haut Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) surveille de près la situation des demandeurs d’asile à la frontière entre le Canada et les États-Unis. Depuis quelques semaines, un nombre grandissant de personnes entrent au pays en provenance des États-Unis dans le but de demander le statut de réfugié.
Des dizaines d’enfants ayant la citoyenneté canadienne ont été détenus dans des centres de détention de l’immigration et pourraient avoir subi des séquelles physiques et psychologiques à la suite de cette incarcération, dénonce un rapport. Selon l’étude, les autorités canadiennes n’ont pas fait ce qu’il fallait pour que les droits fondamentaux des enfants de parents immigrants […].