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 – Saint John’s YMCA Newcomer Program Expands to Meet Big Demand
One of the agencies helping immigrants and refugees in Saint John is so busy, it’s had to expand. The Greater Saint John YMCA Newcomer and Community Connections has moved to a new location to help meet the increased demand for services. That’s because of the growing immigrant community in the city, around 700, plus more than 500 new Syrians that are relying on the Saint John YMCA for settlement services.
Le Devoir – Allemagne : le Syrien suspecté d’attentat se suicide en prison
Le Syrien Jaber al-Bakr, soupçonné d’avoir voulu commettre un attentat contre un aéroport à Berlin et arrêté lundi après une chasse à l’homme de 48 heures, s’est suicidé en prison, ont annoncé mercredi soir les autorités locales. « Jaber al-Bakr s’est donné la mort dans l’hôpital de la prison de Leipzig », a indiqué dans un communiqué le gouvernement régional de Saxe […].
Radio-Canada – Un guide pratique pour faciliter l’embauche des réfugiés syriens
L’organisme Bredin Centre for Learning d’Edmonton a rédigé un guide pour aider les réfugiés syriens à trouver un emploi ou une formation adaptée à leurs besoins. Évaluation des compétences, préparation des examens et réseautage sont quelques-uns des services offerts par Bredin Centre for Learning. L’objectif : permettre aux employeurs d’acquérir les outils nécessaires pour […].
Vice – How Canada’s Immigration Laws make Migrant Sex Workers’ Jobs More Dangerous
Toronto-based advocacy group Butterfly […] provides support and information to migrant sex workers across the country. […] “Almost no women call police, because they know if they do, they will have more problems,” Butterly president Elene Lam told VICE, adding that in the last three years, her organisation has noted at least five murders involving migrant sex workers. “Since last December, 13 women have been arrested and deported,” she added. But Lam explained stats pertaining to migrant sex workers are hard to come by, let alone measure.
The Tyee – Caravan Seeks New Deal for Foreign Farm Workers
The Harvesting Freedom caravan, which travelled across Ontario for four weeks before ending its trek in Ottawa, was organized in support of the demand for residency status for all migrant farm workers in Canada. The caravan marked the 50th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, a federal immigration program that brings some 30,000 seasonal migrant workers from Mexico and participating Caribbean countries to Canada to work on farms for six to eight months each year.
The Globe and Mail – B.C. Tech Companies Complain of Shortage of Skilled Workers
B.C.’s growing tech industry faces a “talent crisis” that is limiting its growth and forcing companies to consider relocating out of the province, the British Columbia Tech Association says. […] The association has called on the B.C. government to invest $100-million in postsecondary institutions over the next three years to produce the required workers. And it also wants the province to facilitate changes in the immigration system to allow talent to be brought in from abroad.
