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.
Immigration Minister John McCallum promised Thursday to process all applications from sponsorship agreement holders wishing to help resettle Syrian refugees, following complaints from private sponsors over delays in the arrivals of Syrians. But anxious officials in McCallum’s office were forced to clarify late Thursday what seemed like a pledge by the minister earlier in the day to process an additional 10,000 applications from private sponsorship groups.
CBC – Refugee Sponsors Frustrated by Delays Hold “Emergency Meetings”
While Minister of Immigration John McCallum promoted Canada’s refugee resettlement efforts abroad on Wednesday, private sponsorship groups called the delay in refugee arrivals “cruel”. Speaking to a UN refugee agency conference in Geneva, McCallum said Canada’s program has worked so well, one of his “biggest challenges” as immigration minister is to find enough refugees to satisfy all the Canadians who want to bring refugees to Canada. Those Canadians are starting to voice their disappointment.
La Presse – Grèce : derniers préparatifs au retour en Turquie de centaines de migrants
Les autorités grecques et de l’UE peaufinaient dimanche dans la discrétion l’opération censée permettre le renvoi en Turquie dès lundi de centaines de migrants, aux termes d’un accord critiqué par les groupes de défense des Droits de l’Homme. Les autorités étaient réticentes à livrer des détails de l’opération, qui devrait commencer lundi matin à Lesbos.
Le Figaro – À Menton, les flux de migrants entre l’Italie et la France explosent à nouveau
La police étant mobilisée dans les gares et aéroports depuis les attentats de Bruxelles, le dispositif se trouve dégarni aux frontières. Au pire moment. Plus de 3500 clandestins détectés dans les Alpes-Maritimes depuis le 1er janvier. Le flux a augmenté de plus de 60 % ces dernières semaines!
Calgary Herald – Settlement Organizations Call for More Funds for Temporary Foreign Workers
Organizations that work with new immigrants and refugees from across Canada launched a report this week calling for more government funding for settlement services for migrant workers. The policy recommendations, which are based on a Canada-wide survey conducted in 2015 with 167 organizations that work with newcomers, is supported by umbrella groups, including the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies, that together represent over 550 organizations working with immigrants.
The Globe and Mail – Migrants Detained in Greece Break Out from Holding Centre in Protest
Migrants protested on a Greek island and rights groups raised legal objections on Friday three days before a disputed EU deal to return rejected asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey was due to go into action, with neither side completely ready.
