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.
Calgary Herald – Cities Help Undocumented Migrants as Ottawa Deports Them
Last year, the Canada Border Services Agency deported 9,382 people from Canada, down from 12,578 in 2014, but that’s not an indication that there are fewer people without status in Canada. The statistics are shaped by many factors including the fact that the CBSA puts a priority on deportation of criminals. Whatever the numbers, a handful of cities are flouting federal laws on illegal immigration by creating policies to support them.
CBC – New Brunswick Must Integrate Syrians or Risk Departures, Group Says
New Brunswick has managed to keep roughly 95 per cent of the Syrian refugees that settled in the province earlier this year but more work needs to be done on making sure the remainder stay in their new communities, according to two officials. Both Mike Timani, the president of the New Brunswick Multicultural Association, and Alex LeBlanc, the group’s executive director, say it is common that some refugees will decide to leave a province after they have settled.
Wilfrid Laurier University – Laurier-Led Study Explores the Role of “Local Immigration Partnerships” in the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Process
A study led by Wilfrid Laurier University Professor Margaret Walton-Roberts will begin evaluating the role of Local Immigrant Partnerships in the Syrian refugee resettlement process in Waterloo, Hamilton and Ottawa. […] Waterloo, Hamilton and Ottawa are all officially designated reception communities for Syrian refugees. All three cities have formal refugee resettlement steering committees to coordinate the settlement of refugees with municipal governments and community partners.
Calgary Herald – Canada’s Small Cities and Rural Areas Desperate for Immigrants
More than three-quarters of permanent residents to Canada landed in just seven cities – Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg – in 2015. Small cities and towns in Canada get only a sliver of the pie. “It’s a big challenge because the demand for immigrants is often outside of big cities,” Immigration Minister John McCallum said at a news conference in Calgary in August. […] Many immigrants who go to the Maritimes leave within a year of their arrival. In 2013, fewer than eight out of 10 new immigrants to Atlantic Canada filed their first tax returns there.
The Globe and Mail – Immigration is a Net Economic Benefit – This is a Story Canada Should Build on
Canada’s story includes the fact that immigrants are highly entrepreneurial – whether they come to Canada with millions of dollars to invest, have PhDs and hope to find work, or arrive with nothing but the shirts on their backs to seek political stability. Recent data released by Statistics Canada noted that immigrants across various categories of entry are more likely than the Canadian-born to start their own businesses. They employ other Canadians, innovate new products and services, disrupt business models and generate wealth and prosperity for Canada and Canadians.
Courrier International – Ces parents qui refusent les enfants de migrants à l’école
À Oreokastro, dans le nord du pays, les parents d’élèves refusent que les enfants de migrants soient intégrés dans le système scolaire. Émoi dans la presse grecque. “Leçons de xénophobie à Oreokastro” : le sous-titre du journal Efimerida ton Syntakton donne le ton de la presse grecque ce matin.
