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 – Halifax Refugee Walk Draws Attention to Plight of Refugees
A walk raising awareness of the the plight of refugees was held in Halifax on Saturday and was much more well-attended than last year’s event — and with good reason. Attendance was up in part due to the arrival of so many Syrian refugees to Nova Scotia during the last six months. […] ISANS says many of the biggest barriers to these new Nova Scotians are still present, things like finding jobs, learning English and finding affordable housing.
Global News – Penticton Summit Focuses on How to Welcome Refugees and Immigrants
The first-ever A Welcoming Communities Summit was held in Penticton this weekend. Organizers of the two day event say the aim is to raise awareness about how to help refugees and immigrants adapt to life in Canada.The event was put on by the South Okanagan Similkameen Local Immigration Partnership. About 150 people took part and among the participants were city staff, service providers, settlement workers and immigrants.
Toronto Star – Ottawa Cutting Spousal Sponsorship Backlog
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will expand its annual quota of admissions for foreign spouses married to Canadians by 25 per cent to 62,000 in 2016 in response to complaints of a frustrating backlog and long processing time. The department also announced this month it would prioritize the so-called “straightforward” cases involving foreign spouses and applicants who are already in Canada that were received before June 13.
La Presse – La détention des migrants « devrait cesser immédiatement », dit Ban Ki-moon
Le secrétaire général des Nations unies Ban Ki-moon est venu à son tour se rendre compte samedi en Grèce de la situation des dizaines de milliers de migrants bloqués dans ce pays, porte d’accès de
l’UE qu’il a exhortée à mieux traiter. En particulier, a-t-il dit, «la détention doit cesser immédiatement»: depuis l’entrée en vigueur le 20 mars de l’accord entre l’UE et la Turquie […].
The Globe and Mail – Finding a Job Not Just a Matter of Money for Syrian Refugee Newcomers
Between them, the three Syrian men gathered in an atrium at Ottawa’s city hall on Thursday have 16 children. What none of them have is a job. They say the pressure is mounting, though not only because of money. As five of the 15,412 government-assisted refugees resettled by the federal Liberals since November, they receive a year of income support and there’s a while yet before that money runs out. What is at stake right now is feeling like they belong in the country they are now calling home.
The Guardian – MSF Rejects EU Funding in Protest at Refugee Deal
The aid group Médecins Sans Frontières will no longer take money from any member of the EU, including Britain, in protest at the way Europe has responded to the refugee crisis. The decision could see the organisation miss out on €60m (£47m), the amount MSF was given by EU members, EU institutions and Norway in 2015. MSF says it can no longer take money from countries and institutions that are “intensifying attempts to push people and their suffering away from European shores. This decision will take effect immediately and will apply to MSF’s projects worldwide.”
