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.
Toronto Star – Stop the Indefinite Detention of Migrants in Canada: Cole
Each year, our border security agency detains thousands of migrants, even though it is not a crime to be in Canada without status. About one third of undocumented people detained by CBSA are taken to jail, usually without any criminal charge. Migrants end up in detention centres and jails, for indefinite periods of time, because they are not Canadian citizens, and are therefore deemed to have no rights. The federal Liberal government has the power to end this disgusting practice, and must do so without delay.
National Observer – Migrant Workers Call on Trudeau to Reform Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Migrant workers have been putting pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since October to reform the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), and last month, MaryAnn Mihychuk, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, told the Globe and Mail she would ask a parliamentary committee for proposals to fix it. No details have been provided on the timeline and scope of this review however, and migrant workers’ rights organizations are getting impatient.
Yahoo News – Five NATO Ships in Aegean Migrant Mission
NATO now has five ships taking part in an unprecedented naval mission in the Aegean Sea to tackle people smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. Speaking at a news conference in Brussels with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Stoltenberg said NATO was pushing ahead with the deployment since it was approved last month.
Herald News – N.S. is Being Punished on Immigration Numbers: Premier McNeil
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is calling on the federal government for fairer treatment when it comes to provincial immigration caps. “We’ve been punished in Atlantic Canada for well over a decade,” he told reporters after cabinet Thursday. McNeil said Nova Scotia in particular has been short-changed on the number of immigrants it can nominate for permanent residence under the economic stream of Canada’s immigration program. He said the Western provinces all have much higher caps — Alberta has a cap of 5,500, for example — while Nova Scotia had to negotiate to get its annual cap raised from 700 to 1,050.
CBC – More Financial Literacy Training Needed for Newcomers to Canada
Getachew Woldeyesus works with the Regina Open Door Society, an organization that provides some financial literacy training for newcomers who are enrolled in English classes. However, he admits it’s not enough. […] Woldeyesus said he’s seen a lot of newcomers taken advantage of by people out to make money off people’s inexperience.
La nouvelle politique d’immigration du Québec vise juste, pour l’essentiel. Il faudra plus que des voeux pieux pour intégrer pleinement les nouveaux arrivants au marché du travail et à leur société d’accueil. Il y a les intentions, et la réalité. La politique d’immigration emploie un langage mesuré et rassurant.
