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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.
Une quinzaine de migrants arrive chaque jour et la Mairie demande au ministère de l’Intérieur «de ne pas relâcher la vigilance». Trois mois après le démantèlement de la «jungle» de Calais, fin octobre, l’inquiétude point avec la présence renouvelée de migrants dans la ville. «Il n’y a pas de reconstitution de camp», observent les autorités locales et les associations […].
L’ONU a appelé mardi les pays donateurs à engager 4,6 milliards de dollars supplémentaires pour venir en aide aux millions de Syriens réfugiés dans les pays voisins, dont une majorité de femmes et d’enfants en situation d’urgence. « Les réfugiés syriens et leurs régions d’accueil ont plus que jamais besoin de notre soutien » […].
Most Syrian refugee newcomers to Hamilton still need at least 900 more hours of English training to be fluent enough to hold a job.And the city says without more federal money to help catch up with the backlog, the new arrivals have little hope of finding jobs and financial independence.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-syrian-refugees-english-training-1.3948840
Transcultural child psychiatrist Dr. Cecile Rousseau is part of a network of clinics that works with immigrants and refugees. In general, she said, they tend to under-use mental health services here. “It’s not evident for people from other cultures – migrants, refugees – coming to see them to trust us. Why? Because our institutions reflect our society, which is a society in which unfortunately, there’s still discrimination. There’s still prejudice and we have to understand that people coming to us may not feel safe.”
A Winnipeg drop-in centre for LGBT people is putting a call out for help after a spike in the number of refugees coming for support. The Rainbow Resource Centre calls the increase over the last two weeks “dramatic,” and says its counsellors are becoming overwhelmed with calls from refugees, their lawyers and settlement workers.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lgbt-refugees-winnipeg-on-the-rise-1.3947319
Government-assisted refugees are supported by Ottawa for their first 12 months in Canada. Although federal refugee support rates are tied to provincial welfare, there are a couple of differences that translate into as much as $350 a month less for families with two or more members, says Chris Friesen, settlement services director for the Immigration Services Society of B.C. One difference is a transportation allowance included in federal, but not provincial support.