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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.
Beaucoup d’immigrants francophones quittent la Belle Province faute de trouver un travail, une situation et une culture qui les intègrent. Et souvent, c’est l’Ontario qui leur ouvre les bras. Ils sont nombreux, ceux et celles qui ont rêvé de s’établir au Québec afin de se refaire une vie en français.
Immigration, services en français, tourisme et petite enfance étaient au programme de la 21e Conférence ministérielle sur la francophonie canadienne (CMFC) tenue à St. John’s, la capitale de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, les 22 et 23 juin derniers. En ces matières, les mesures concrètes avaient déjà été annoncées, ou sont à venir.
LIP began in 2011, when Simcoe County council determined that steps were needed to ensure new residents would feel welcome and at ease as they established roots in the community. The next year a community settlement strategy was launched. It includes an immigration website, projects to work with employers to attract newcomers and a Library Link project that includes multi-lingual collections.
European Union leaders drew a stark line along the British Channel on Wednesday, telling the U.K. that it cannot keep valuable business links with its former continental partners in a seamless single EU market, if it doesn’t also accept European workers. The challenge cuts to the heart of the British vote to leave the bloc following a virulent campaign where migration from poorer EU countries was a key concern.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/eu-to-britain-no-access-to-single-market-without-migration-1.2966193
Selon une étude de Médecins du monde, des dizaines de milliers migrants à statut précaire vivent dans la grande région métropolitaine sans assurance médicale. Pour connaître l’état de santé de ces personnes vulnérables, une équipe multidisciplinaire chapeautée par l’Université de Montréal mène une vaste enquête de terrain.
The suspension of DAPA implementation and DACA expansion reflects the degraded public discourse around immigration over the last two years. […] The intense rise in the use of the i-word is proof enough. Even conservative communications guru Frank Luntz agrees that, as a noun, “illegal” is a racist slur. Many Americans, liberals and conservatives alike, enjoy proclaiming their support for “legal” immigration, saying that people should “get in line.”