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.
Métropolitain – L’importance d’avoir des contacts
Une soirée de réseautage, organisée pour les immigrants francophones de Toronto, s’est tenue le 5 novembre dernier à l’Alliance française sous la forme d’un 5 à 7. Cet évènement a permis à de nombreux nouveaux arrivants d’entrer contact en français avec des employeurs potentiels. Alain Dobi, du Réseau de soutien à l’immigration francophone du Centre-Sud-Ouest, a accueilli d’abord l’assemblée avec un discours[…].
Radio-Canada – Un collectif presse Ottawa de rétablir le programme de soins pour réfugiés
Le ministre de l’Immigration et de la Citoyenneté, John McCallum, compte rétablir la couverture gratuite des soins de santé pour les réfugiés que les conservateurs avaient annulée en 2012. Le précédent gouvernement avait fait appel d’une décision de la cour fédérale qui lui avait ordonné l’an dernier de restaurer le programme, mais le nouveau gouvernement libéral n’a toujours pas retiré l’appel.
CBC – New Brunswick Could Handle 1,500 Syrian Refugees
New Brunswick could accommodate 1,500 Syrian refugees out of the federal government’s goal of resettling 25,000, according to a Liberal cabinet minister. Francine Landry, the New Brunswick’s minister for the population growth secretariat, met with the media on Friday to discuss the province’s plans to resettle Syrian refugees.
CBC – Refugee Agencies in Alberta Prepare to Welcome 3,000 Syrians
Settlement agencies across the province are getting ready to take in thousands of Syrian refugees who will begin arriving in Canada within days. Based on the number of refugees the cities currently take in, Edmonton will likely receive around 1,500 refugees and Red Deer, around 200, said Kathryn Friesen, program manager for Catholic Social Services which is the lead organization for refugee settlement in Edmonton and Red Deer.
CBC – Credentials, Language Just 2 Barriers Faced by Refugee Professionals
With a wave of new refugees set to come to the province, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. is taking steps to make it easier for them to get their foreign credentials recognized. According to the APEGBC’s director of registration, Gillian Pichler, engineer is a fairly common profession and many of the coming refugees will have training.
CBC – Syrian Refugees Need to Live in Cities, Not Lodges, Says Advocate
Some refugee advocates have applauded a B.C. resort manager’s offer of accommodation for incoming refugees, but others are now questioning whether a lodge in Golden is the best place for the newcomers. […] Marilyn Perry, chair of the Central Okanagan Refugee Committee, disagrees. “Refugees have already been in refugee camps — they don’t need something else temporary. They need to be able to find a group and a house and get located in a city and begin to integrate,” said
