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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.
Depuis quelques semaines, le nombre de candidats à l’exil augmente alors que la Hongrie s’obstine à ne faire entrer qu’une quinzaine de personnes par jour. Ahmed, originaire d’Afghanistan, tient une liste des derniers arrivés dans le camp informel de Horgos, en Serbie, accolé à la frontière hongroise, face à la zone de transit pour demandeurs d’asile opérée par la Hongrie.
Le gouvernement du Québec et la Ville de Gatineau ont annoncé, lundi après-midi, un investissement de 831 044 $ pour accueillir et soutenir les personnes immigrantes à Gatineau. L’annonce a été faite à la Maison du citoyen en présence de la ministre de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI), Kathleen Weil […].
As summer gets underway, there are over 10,000 privately sponsored refugees immigrating to 290 Canadian communities, along with the 15,780 government-assisted refugees resettled by the federal Liberals since November. […] Mohja Alia, manager of employment and bridging at Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, says hundreds of Syrians are passing through the early stages of settlement and are deeply immersed in language and job training.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2799792/refugees-are-settling-in-seeking-jobs-after-6-months-in-canada/
Emboldened by Britain’s shock vote to quit the EU, Hungary’s leader Viktor Orban is forging ahead with his own referendum on migration, in what European diplomats see as a sign of battles to come with anti-Brussels populists across the continent.
The province is rolling out more funding for refugees across B.C., including in Victoria. Five Refugee Response Teams received a second round of funding, totalling nearly $230,000 to help refugees settle and integrate into B.C. communities. Funding was shared in two instalments, the first portion delivered in the spring. The remaining funds announced on July 1, based on updated settlement numbers.
http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-rolls-out-more-funds-for-syrian-refugees-1.2969865
European countries and the U.S. are increasingly hesitant to open doors to Syrians fleeing the country’s civil war, especially in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks and Brexit. But according to New York Times reporter and CBS News contributor Jodi Kantor, Canada has a “totally different attitude.”