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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.
C’est la dernière fin de semaine pour profiter des événements du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs. «24 Heures» se souvient de 10 personnalités noires qui, au gré des époques, ont marqué Montréal. La domestique Marie-Josèphe Angélique, qui venait du Portugal, était «une femme assez impertinente, qui avait des aventures, à la fois libre et domestique» […].
http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2016/02/25/montreal-et-son-histoire-des-noirs
Les Canadiens avec double citoyenneté ne pourront plus perdre leur citoyenneté canadienne, une fois qu’un nouveau projet de loi, déposé jeudi matin, sera adopté.Le gouvernement Harper avait modifié la loi sur la citoyenneté, donnant le pouvoir à Ottawa de retirer la citoyenneté canadienne à quiconque est coupable de terrorisme ou […].
When international students arrive in B.C., not only do they benefit from high-quality education, they also bring a wide range of short- and long-term social, cultural and economic benefits. Students who choose B.C. have a positive impact on our communities, our education institutions, and their campus colleagues.
The announcement from Immigration Minister John McCallum and Health Minister Jane Philpott was not a surprise. The Liberals promised in last fall’s election campaign to fully restore the 59-year-old Interim Federal Health Program. […] What was a surprise was that the Liberals went further than anticipated. Next year, they will widen the program to cover the costs arising before refugees designated for resettlement set foot in Canada: medical exams required for entry, pre-departure vaccinations and services to manage disease outbreaks in refugee camps.
http://www.ourwindsor.ca/opinion-story/6342753-lessons-from-canada-s-refugee-health-saga-goar/
Agriculture groups want the federal government to allow more producers to hire foreign seasonal employees to work on farms. “There are some jobs that we can’t get Canadians to do,” Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said on Wednesday. “Having enough employees to get the job done in a timely matter makes more money for agriculture.” The federal Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program already allows about 20,000 temporary foreign workers to be hired in Canada for up to eight months each year in specific industries such as the tobacco, livestock, fruit and vegetable sectors.
The federal government announced today some of the next cities and towns to receive Syrian refugees, as the total number brought into Canada since the Trudeau government assumed power ticked closer to 25,000. Three new cities are being added to the list of those that will receive refugees in the coming days: Leamington and Peterborough in Ontario, and Brooks, Alta. Immigration officials also revealed that Victoria has agreed to accept 315 refugees.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/syrian-refugee-immigration-resettlement-update-1.3462242