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.
Georgia Straight – National Association of Japanese Canadians Denounces Rise of Racism and Islamophobia in Canada After U.S. election
Meanwhile, the National Association of Japanese Canadians also issued a statement (posted on December 16 on the NAJC website) in response to the U.S. election and racist acts in Canada. (The internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War also took place in B.C.) In the wake of Trump’s election, a number of flyers have been found distributed in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. The flyers included references or links to websites regarding white supremacy, anti-multiculturalism, anti-immigration, and anti-diversity (Islamophobia, homophobia, and more). Their statement is as follows:
The National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) and Japanese Canadians join with Japanese Americans and allies who are denouncing the racist acts and rhetoric following the U.S. election.
Toronto Star – Undocumented Migrants in Toronto Describe Life in the ‘Shadows’
What’s it like to have lived in Canada for 15 years but still be an outcast for lacking immigrant status? How does it feel to be rejected by employer after employer because your social insurance number indicates you are a refugee? Who is there to give you emotional support when you live alone in limbo in a foreign country? These are some of the questions a dozen youth with precarious immigration status in Toronto explore in Seeds of Hope: Creating a Future in the Shadows, a new book published by Life Cycle Books Ltd. in conjunction with the FCJ Refugee Centre. “We have all had these experiences coming to Canada, always in transit,” said one of the writers, Destin Bujang, 25, who fled Cameroon to Toronto in 2012 and is still fighting to obtain his status here.
Radio-Canada – Le réseau en immigration francophone de la Saskatchewan perd son financement
Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada ne renouvellera pas le financement du Réseau en immigration francophone de la Saskatchewan au-delà du 31 mars 2017. Cette table de concertation formée d’une dizaine d’organismes fransaskois et de chercheurs est responsable de coordonner l’offre de services aux nouveaux arrivants en Saskatchewan depuis 2011.
Radio-Canada – Les migrations dans le monde représentent des défis, mais aussi des occasions : ministres canadiens
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des migrants, le dimanche 18 décembre, trois ministres canadiens rappellent les droits, les contributions et les besoins des migrants partout dans le monde. John McCallum, ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, Stéphane Dion, ministre des Affaires étrangères et Marie-Claude Bibeau […].
Radio-Canada – Délais « déraisonnables » pour l’accueil de réfugiés syriens en Matanie
Les délais pour accueillir des réfugiés syriens par parrainage privé sont beaucoup trop longs, déplorent les bénévoles du Comité de parrainage Syrie-Matanie. Même après des mois et des mois d’attente, ils gardent cependant le cap et poursuivent les démarches pour accueillir deux familles au cours de la prochaine année.
Windsor Star – Windsor Immigrant Health Clinic Receives Annual Funding
An immigrant health clinic that opened in the spring has now received base funding that will help ensure its continued operation. The Victorian Order of Nurses in Windsor, a charitable organization, runs the clinic. The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network is now providing a total of $380,779 in annual funding to help keep the clinic running.
The clinic was established in April 2016 as an interim measure to assist newcomers and, in particular, an influx of Syrian refugees. Over the past year, the clinic has provided help to more than 600 newcomers to Windsor and Essex County.
