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.
Le Figaro – Migrants : la fermeture de la route des Balkans « sauve » l’Allemagne
Le flux des migrants se rétrécit de jour en jour en Allemagne. Pour le gouvernement, c’est une source manifeste de soulagement: l’année 2016 ne ressemblera pas à 2015. Plus d’un million de réfugiés avaient franchi la frontière. Mais au premier trimestre de cette année, seulement 170.000 nouveaux demandeurs d’asile ont été enregistrés: 90.000 en janvier, 60.000 en février, 20.000 en mars. Les chiffres montrent un recul de 66% par rapport au trimestre précédent.
Radio-Canada – Les avocats en immigration du Canada veulent rétablir les ponts avec Ottawa
Les avocats en immigration du Canada comptent sur le nouveau gouvernement pour rétablir les communications avec les hauts fonctionnaires du ministère de l’Immigration. Ils sont réunis à Vancouver pour la Conférence de l’Association du Barreau canadien sur le droit de l’immigration.
Times Colonist – Canada Faces Tuesday EU Visa Deadline in Long-Running Romania, Bulgaria Spat
The European Union doesn’t expect to resolve its visa dispute with Canada by a Tuesday deadline, forcing it to trigger a process that could see Canadians forced to get visas to visit 26 EU countries. The 28-country bloc sees no prospect of meeting the deadline to settle a dispute over a Canadian visa requirement for travellers from Romania and Bulgaria, EU sources told The Canadian Press on Friday.
Metro News – Refugees in Greece Given Two Weeks to Move to Army-Built Camps
The EU-Turkey deal, which aims to deter illegal migration, has faced several setbacks and sharp criticism in its first week of implementation and has left many would-be migrants in limbo along the coast of Turkey. “There is no legal or adequate way for us to go to Europe so people are either waiting for the boats or turning back to Syria,” says Mohammed, a Syrian who is stranded in the Turkish coastal town of Izmir. “People are shocked and scared.”
CBC – Long Odds for International Students to Land a Job
After graduating, many international students face a reality similar to their Canadian counterparts. Job opportunities aren’t as fruitful as they’d hoped. For students coming to Windsor, Ont., the University of Windsor offers international students an education and promises to prepare them for employment in Canada, should they choose to stay. More than 3,000 international students attend the University of Windsor, with most enrolled in the school’s graduate programs. Close to 20 percent of the school’s student population is coming to the school from outside Canada.
CBC – Cape Breton Group Formed to Help Immigrants Arriving in Nova Scotia
A chemistry researcher at Cape Breton University has founded a non-profit organization to help immigrant families adjust to life in Nova Scotia. “The idea started two years ago, when I moved here from St. John’s,” said Hisham Sleem, who is originally from Egypt. He said there were virtually no services in Cape Breton to help newcomers when he arrived, save for a small Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia office in downtown Sydney that subsequently closed.
