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.
CBC – No Plans to Change Refugee Target in Wake of U.S. Travel Ban: Immigration Minister
As MPs debate U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban in the House of Commons, Canada has already confirmed it will not hike its refugee intake target in the wake of a contentious immigration and travel crackdown in the U.S., says Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. Under pressure by the NDP, human rights groups and refugee lawyers to bring more asylum-seekers to Canada, the minister said Canada’s plan will not change in response to an executive order by Trump that suspends the U.S. refugee program and bars entry to nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The Globe and Mail – Advocates, Lawyers Mull Court Challenge to Canada’s Refugee Pact with U.S.
Advocacy groups and lawyers say they are considering taking the federal government to court again over an agreement that prevents migrants who arrive from the United States from seeking asylum in Canada, in light of recent anti-immigration measures in the U.S. […] After widespread calls from legal experts to suspend the agreement between Canada and the United States, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Tuesday the government would not do so. Ottawa’s refusal has advocates and immigration lawyers considering their legal options.
The Globe and Mail – Federal Budget to Include Reforms to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The upcoming federal budget will include a new wave of reforms to the temporary foreign worker program as the government pledges to ease entry for high-skilled labour while boosting protections for low-wage workers. […] The Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the related. International Mobility Program are the responsibilities of the federal employment and immigration ministers, both of whom were recently replaced in a January cabinet shuffle.
L’Express de Toronto – Mathieu da Costa, inspiration pour le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs
Numéros de percussion sénégalaise, danse, discours et bonne humeur étaient de mise ce 1er février à l’école élémentaire Mathieu-da-Costa, à North York, pour marquer le lancement du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs au sein du Conseil scolaire Viamonde. L’école Mathieu-da-Costa (au sud de la 401 et à l’est de Keele), où la cérémonie s’est déroulée en présence du directeur de […].
Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion – La ministre souligne le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs
La ministre de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion, Mme Kathleen Weil, souligne aujourd’hui le lancement du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs qui se tient chaque année en février. L’édition 2017 marque le dixième anniversaire de l’entrée en vigueur de la Loi proclamant le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, qui a été adoptée à l’unanimité par l’Assemblée nationale.
CTV News – Trump Wants to Enlist Local Police in Deportation Force
To build his highly touted deportation force, U.S. President Donald Trump is reviving a long-standing program that deputizes local officers to enforce federal immigration law. The program received scant attention during a week in which Trump announced plans to build a border wall, hire thousands more federal agents and impose restrictions on refugees from Middle Eastern countries. But the program could end up having a significant impact on immigration enforcement around the country, despite falling out of favour in recent years amid complaints that it promotes racial profiling.
