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.
The Globe and Mail – Experienced IOM Likely to Assist Ottawa in Transporting Syrian Refugees
At the heart of the debate surrounding the federal government’s accelerated resettlement plan for refugees is a question of logistics: How to transport thousands of Syrian refugees across the world in two months, while guaranteeing their safety and the integrity of the process that granted them asylum. At first, the task seems far-fetched, if not impossible. But in reality, the plan is not an implausible feat for the International Organization for Migration, the body charged with carrying out the logistical operations for departing Syrian refugees. The IOM has been facilitating the transport of resettled Syrian refugees from Lebanon since 2013, initially for the German government.
CBC – Syrian Refugees: P.E.I. to Take in 100 Refugees by End of the Year
The Island is gearing up to accept 100 Syrian refugees by the end of the year, with another 150 coming in the new year, Workforce and Advanced Learning Minister Richard Brown announced this morning. Those 100 individuals are now being processed to come to P.E.I., said Dan Doran, refugee sponsorship co-ordinator with the Catholic Diocese of Prince Edward Island. Most of the refugees will likely settle in Charlottetown and Summerside, but other communities will also welcome families, he said.
Global News – What’s the Deal with Refugee Health Care? A Brief Explainer
There seems to be a lot of confusion over what health care Canada offers refugees and refugee claimants and what will happen to the Syrian refugees Canada has pledged to resettle over the next few months. Here’s a very brief, very basic primer.
City News – Toronto Police Racially Profile Refugees and Migrants, Study Claims
According to the study, Toronto police reported 3,278 people to CBSA between November 2014 and June 2015, or approximately 100 every week. Between November 2014 and 2015, less than 7.1 per cent of those reported had outstanding immigration warrants. The study says that this means Toronto Police Service is playing a role in federal immigration enforcement, which is not in its mandate. The study was conducted by No One Is Illegal-Toronto, an organization that calls itself an “all-volunteer justice organization that fights for migrant worker communities in Toronto.”
CTV News – Single Syrian Men “Will be Coming,” Top Official Says
The federal government has not slammed the refugee door shut on single men who might want to come to Canada as part of its large Syrian resettlement program, the bureaucrat in charge of the effort said Thursday. Instead, the government has made its priority helping the most vulnerable Syrians and its primary aim is to help complete families make the move, Deborah Tunis said.
Le Devoir – L’entraide entre réfugiés devant la Cour suprême
Un réfugié qui en aide d’autres à atteindre sans heurts les côtes canadiennes est-il un passeur qui devrait être interdit de territoire ? C’est l’épineuse question à laquelle devra répondre la Cour suprême ce vendredi dans un contexte où, crise syrienne aidant, les questions migratoires sont désormais au coeur du débat public. La cause porte sur l’arrivée en 2010 au large de la Colombie-Britannique du navire MV Sun Sea avec à son bord 500 réfugiés tamouls.
