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.
New Canadian Media – Immigration Researchers Praise Return of Long-Form Census
A proposed plan to track the admission categories of immigrants who respond to Canada’s newly reinstated long-form census could help fill gaps of information about Canada’s newcomers. Current admission categories refer to programs under which immigrants are granted permanent residency, such as family reunification, refugees and economic classes. “These admission categories are from IRCC [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada], and are not well-known by the immigrants themselves, particularly for those who were granted permanent residency decades ago or as children,” explains François Nault, director of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division at Statistics Canada.
The Globe and Mail – Association Urges Refugee Sponsors to be Patient Amid Resettlement Delays
The group representing refugee sponsors across Canada is trying to calm frustrated sponsorship groups and give the government more credit for its attempt to respond to complaints about the delayed resettlement of privately sponsored Syrian refugees.
Toronto Star – Food Talent a Hot Commodity for Immigration to Canada in 2015
Canada’s new economic immigration selection system has lived up to its “just-in-time” billing by processing most applications from start to finish within the government’s target of six months. According to the one-year report card on the Express Entry system, 80 per cent of cases were processed within that time frame — from the day a complete application was received until a final decision was made by an immigration officer.
Radio-Canada – Réfugiés syriens : des groupes de parrainage s’exaspèrent
À Regina, des groupes de parrainage privés sont exaspérés par le temps que le gouvernement prend pour traiter leur demande de parrainage de réfugiés syriens. La porte-parole du Peace Refugee Group à Regina, Grace Jasper, explique que son groupe de trente donateurs attend depuis deux mois et demi l’arrivée d’une famille syrienne, et n’a toujours pas de réponse.
Le Journal de Montréal – Des jeunes de Montréal envoient un message d’espoir aux réfugiés de Lesbos
Plusieurs jeunes Montréalais de la communauté grecque ont profité du défilé soulignant l’indépendance de la Grèce, dimanche, pour envoyer un message d’espoir aux réfugiés qui arrivent par milliers dans ce pays. Ils ont défilé devant plusieurs centaines de personnes arborant le drapeau blanc et bleu de la Grèce sur la rue Jean-Talon […].
CBC – Turkey’s Readiness Questioned Day Before Refugee Swap with Greece
There was little sign of preparation on either side of the Aegean less than 24 hours before Greece was due to begin returning migrants to Turkey, and Greek and Turkish officials gave conflicting information on the logistics of the plan. The returns are a key part of an agreement between the European Union and Turkey aimed at ending the uncontrollable influx into Europe of refugees and migrants fleeing war and misery in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
