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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.
Les immigrants économiques sélectionnés par le Québec et les enfants d’immigrants performent aussi bien, voire mieux que les Québécois nés au pays en matière de lecture et de calcul. Au moment où la question de l’immigration est sur toutes les lèvres, les données dévoilées mercredi par l’Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) […].
Des réfugiés syriens arrivés à Sherbrooke au cours de la dernière année considèrent que l’emploi est un élément majeur pour favoriser leur intégration. Des employeurs de Sherbrooke sont fiers de pouvoir contribuer à leur bien-être tout en bénéficiant d’une main-d’oeuvre souvent qualifiée.
A sizable community of Metro Vancouver residents is on alert this holiday season, fearing raids by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). In a telephone interview, Harsha Walia, an organizer with No One Is Illegal (NOII), reported that the organization has seen a sharp spike in calls from undocumented immigrants asking for assistance.
Canada’s welcoming reception of the first planeloads of Syrian refugees has prompted an overwhelmingly positive response in the Arab media, with one Jordanian news site going so far as to call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “Superman” for his acceptance of refugees. Online interest in Canada has seen a huge upswing among Arabic speakers in recent weeks. The number of people searching for the word “Canada” in Arabic doubled in the past month, according to Google Trends.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/refugees-canada-arab-media-response-1.3368223
The local task force dedicated to find housing for Syrian refugees made a public plea to local landlords, property owners and residents on Thursday afternoon. […] More than 1,000 privately-sponsored and government-sponsored refugees are expected to arrive in Waterloo Region over the next few months.The bulk of them will arrive in January and February and between 60 and 65 government-sponsored refugees are expected by Christmas.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6199956-refugee-task-force-makes-public-plea-for-housing/
Research has shown that how young children are able to adapt vastly depends on how well their parents cope with post-migration stress. But Toronto psychotherapist Pearl Goodman said trauma experienced by adults can transmit to their kids in overt ways. Goodman, herself the daughter of Holocaust survivors, said the way adults react to their own trauma often interferes with their everyday routines. Although she was born in Canada, her parents’ experience always cast a shadow on her outlook.