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 Guardian Charlottetown – PNP Intermediary Transferred Millions Offshore, Owes Million in Taxes
A firm that brokered immigrant investments in P.E.I.’s Provincial Nominee Program transferred $10 million to an offshore account and now owes over $3.2 million in unpaid taxes, according to documents filed in federal court by the Canada Revenue Agency. […]Intermediaries matched local businesses with immigrant nominees, who then invested between $110,000 and $200,000 on P.E.I. They, in turn, received landed immigrant status. The intermediary companies made approximately $10,000 to $15,000 per investment unit.
The Times of India – Vivienne Poy Launches Book on Chinese Immigration to Canada
The Hon. Vivienne Poy launched her latest book, Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada, at York University as part of this year’s Asian Heritage Month Festival celebration. Spanning six decades, Passage to Promise Land is a revealing study of Chinese immigration to Canada from the end of the Second World War to present day. By tracing the evolution of immigration policy through the stories of Chinese immigrant women of all ages and educational backgrounds, Poy captures the social, political and ethnic tensions these women faced, along with their spirited resilience against patriarchy and discrimination.
ABS CBN – Interested in Moving to Canada? Read This
The Philippines is one of the main source countries for immigrants to Canada, according to Kent Francis, the Deputy Program Manager for Visa and Immigration of the Embassy of Canada. Kent said 34,626 Filipinos received immigrant visas for Canada in 2012. […] Kent relayed to the Filipino public the good news on Canada’s immigration front. “We have some interesting development that has taken place over the last few weeks in terms of the Federal Skilled Workers Program that has been retooled to make it even more responsive to the Canadian need and make it clear and transparent to persons who want to apply to immigrate to Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker,” he said.
South Delta Leader – Critics Say the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is Replacing Immigration
Workers from Mexico and Guatemala work on farms and greenhouses in Delta up to 10 months out of the year, but pay taxes for services they will never access, says Jeremy Bryant. “Many of our ancestors came to Canada under similar temporary circumstances but were given a path to citizenship,” he says, adding the TFW program has supplanted immigration as a means to provide cheap labour to employers. […] NDP immigration critic and MP for Newton-North Delta, Jinny Sims, says foreign workers aren’t as committed to Canada because they know they’re eventually going home again. As a result, they don’t spend money locally or contribute to the Canadian economy.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada News Release – More than Four Million Visitors Helped by New CIC Online Help Centre
More than four million people have been helped by Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new online Help Centre since it was launched just six months ago, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. […] The new online Help Centre is part of a growing suite of online Web tools available on the CIC website. This includes the Come to Canada site, which helps potential immigrants to Canada determine the immigration programs they may be eligible for. Also, the new interactive Living in Canada tool for newcomers helps them adjust to life in Canada and find services, including an interactive map that allows people to find settlement organizations in their area.
Un triste compte à rebours s’est amorcé pour une famille trifluvienne qui risque d’être déchirée, le 20 juin prochain, alors que le père sera forcé de quitter sa femme, enceinte de jumeaux, ainsi que son bambin de 16 mois puisqu’il ne parvient pas à obtenir son statut de résident permanent au Canada. Originaire de la Côte d’Ivoire, Abou Fofana a en effet reçu un avis officiel du ministère de l’Immigration du Canada, le 29 mai dernier, qu’il allait être expulsé vers son pays d’origine puisque le Canada refuse de lui ouvrir ses portes.
