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.
Globe and Mail – Human-Trafficking Conviction in Nanny’s Case Hailed as Precedent-Setting
Authorities and domestic worker advocacy groups across Canada are applauding this week’s landmark human-trafficking conviction in British Columbia, calling it a precedent-setting victory in the fight against a crime that has seen fewer than 50 guilty verdicts in Canadian history. Franco Orr, who was accused of keeping Filipina nanny Leticia Sarmiento in domestic servitude in B.C. for nearly two years, was convicted Wednesday of human trafficking, employing a foreign national illegally and misrepresenting facts that could induce an error.
Abou Fofana, qui était détenu depuis mercredi dernier, au centre de détention des réfugiés à Laval, a finalement été libéré en attendant sa déportation. Un soulagement pour sa conjointe, Geneviève Trottier, qui vit toujours toutefois avec l’angoisse d’une déportation prochaine. Rappelons que le Trifluvien d’origine Ivoirienne et Mme Trottier ont un fils de 16 mois et attendent des jumeaux pour le mois d’août. Le ministère de Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada a refusé d’accorder le statut de résident permanent à Abou Fofana, ébéniste-menuisier et père de famille débarqué au pays en 2008, après l’évaluation du dossier par la Commission de l’immigration et du statut du réfugié du Canada.
Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada – Communiqué – Le guide d’étude pour l’examen de la citoyenneté, Découvrir le Canada, est maintenant offert en livre numérique audio
Le ministre de la Citoyenneté, de l’Immigration et du Multiculturalisme, Jason Kenney, a annoncé aujourd’hui que le populaire guide d’étude pour l’examen de la citoyenneté, Découvrir le Canada : Les droits et responsabilités liés à la citoyenneté, est maintenant offert sous forme de livre numérique audio intégré à télécharger. […] Grâce à ce livre numérique audio, les gens peuvent écouter de façon pratique la version audio de la publication tout en en suivant le texte sur leur liseuse numérique, leur téléphone intelligent ou leur tablette.
WorkPermit.com – Strike Causing Delays for Canadian Visa Applicants
Continuing industrial action by the Canadian Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) is causing increasingly long waits for Canadian visa applicants who apply abroad. Particularly affected are applicants under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as well as students and tourists. […] PAFSO is the union for Canadian government staff who work in other countries. Its members include immigration staff as well as diplomats, lawyers and economists. PAFSO members have been engaged in industrial action since June 6th.
The Windsor Star – Passport Canada Reaches End of the Line
Passport Canada will cease to exist on July 1 and its over 2,000 employees will be shifted to other federal agencies. […] Federal government officials are defending the decision to shift 850 behind-the-scenes Passport Canada employees to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, while the remaining 1,900 passport staff – largely those front-line employees at the counter – going over to Service Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada News Release – Discover Canada Citizenship Test Guide Now Available as an Audio eBook
Starting today, the popular citizenship study guide, Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, is available as an integrated audio eBook download, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney announced today. […] The audio eBook allows people to conveniently hear the text of the guide being read aloud as they follow along on their e-readers, smart phones and tablets.
