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.
Ottawa Citizen – Liew: Fix the Immigration Rule that Keeps Families Apart
The issue of family reunification is currently before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum has appeared before it and pledged to make changes. For example, he promised to raise the maximum age for dependent children to under 22, recognizing that persons in post-secondary education may still need support from their families and can contribute positively to the Canadian economy. He also committed to eliminate the conditional permanent residence measure for spouses, recognizing that spouses may be subject to exploitation and abuse if their partners can threaten to take their status away during the conditional period.
CTV News – Music Program Helps Refugee Children Adapt to Life in Canada
Music programs have emerged as a valuable tool to help integrate refugees, especially children, into their new Canadian surroundings. They have the potential to help youth overcome the emotional, linguistic, academic and social challenges of adjusting to their new home. Fei Tang founded the Nai Syrian Children’s Choir in Toronto last spring while she worked at CultureLink, a settlement agency. The choir has a performance planned at the House of Commons later this year, says Tang. “Music is very important for the healing process,” she says, recounting how music helped her adjust to life in Canada after she arrived from China 16 years ago.
Acadie Nouvelle – Les crédits pour l’immigration francophone détournés de leur cible
L’argent du fédéral destiné à l’immigration francophone en milieu linguistique minoritaire se retrouve parfois dans les mains des organismes de la majorité anglophone, déplorent deux députés membres du comité sur les langues officielles à la Chambre des communes.
Le Devoir – Les morts en Méditerranée atteignent un nombre record
Vingt-neuf migrants ont été retrouvés morts dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi dans un mélange d’essence et d’eau de mer au fond d’un canot surchargé en Méditerranée, dernière tragédie en date d’une longue série en cette année record où au moins 3800 personnes sont mortes ou ont disparu.
Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion
Le Plan d’immigration du Québec pour l’année 2017 dévoilé aujourd’hui par la ministre de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion, Mme Kathleen Weil, concrétise les objectifs de la grande réforme de l’immigration que mène le gouvernement pour favoriser l’intégration rapide, en français, des personnes immigrantes au marché du travail.
The Globe and Mail – Afghan Refugee Woman Made Famous by National Geographic Photo Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Wednesday arrested the green-eyed Afghan woman who became a symbol of her country’s wars 30 years ago when her photo as a girl appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine, her family said. Sharbat Gula, who grew up in a refugee camp and is now in her 40s, is accused of having a forged Pakistani identity card. […] Gula’s arrest comes amid new Pakistani pressure to send 2.5 million Afghan refugees back to their home country, despite offensives by Taliban insurgents that kill and maim thousands each year.
