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.
CBC – Immigrants Express Frustration Over Job Barriers
Members of New Brunswick’s Korean community expressed frustration over employment barriers during a meeting Saturday morning with the federal immigration minister. Some say more immigrant families will leave the region if the province continues to make finding employment for immigrants difficult, especially professionals. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney met with about 75 members of the province’s Korean community in Quispamsis on Saturday. […] One of the big problems is that professional Koreans can’t get their skills recognized. One woman told Kenney that her husband — an Australian trained pilot — can’t fly in New Brunswick.
Radio-Canada – Nouveau code de déontologie à la Banque Royale
La Banque Royale, qui a fait l’objet de critiques il y a quelques semaines pour avoir voulu remplacer 45 de ses employés par des travailleurs temporaires venus d’Inde, adopte un nouveau code de déontologie. La RBC n’impartira plus des tâches à des fournisseurs étrangers. Elle fera appel à ces travailleurs seulement lorsque ces derniers offriront des avantages et des compétences surpassant ceux dont elle peut se prévaloir au pays. À titre d’exemple, les centres de contact avec la clientèle situés au pays et qui ont pour mandat de soutenir les activités de la banque au Canada et aux États-Unis seront maintenus, malgré la tendance à la délocalisation observée dans de nombreux secteurs.
Chronicle Herald – Smaller Companies Urged to Aim Outside Region
According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the [Maritime] region took in 4,878 economic immigrants in 2011, 0.21 per cent of the population. Nova Scotia alone took in 0.15 per cent of its population, the lowest level of the four Atlantic provinces. The [4Front Atlantic] committee would like to see measures to increase the regional total to 0.45 per cent, the Canadian average.
The Catholic Register – Iraqi Family Sponsored by Cardinal Collins Reunites in Toronto
Like any Iraqi refugee story, the Hermez’s is filled with these kind of heart-wrenching anecdotes amid a tale of suffering, displacement and delays. Three years ago the process to bring the family started out in what seemed like a relatively simple case, said Martin Mark, executive director of Office for Refugees of the Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT). […]Mark said at the time the biggest challenge for the Hermez family was its size. But at a cost of $12,000 per adult, the burden of sponsoring such a large family would have likely been too great for a parish alone. It was that reality which he said compelled Collins to sponsor the family personally as the archbishop of Toronto — something which was unprecedented despite the archdiocese’s long history of refugee support.
Medicine Hat News – Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Coming to Talk Temporary Foreign Workers with Local Business
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will consult with select Medicine Hat businesses who employ Temporary Foreign Workers next month regarding changes to the program that has come under increased scrutiny this spring. The event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce, is tentatively scheduled for late in June, but pre-registration must take place by Monday, May 27. Described as being “by invitation only by the Minister’s office,” the occasion is a chance for local businesses to discuss the program with the minister in charge and hear the chamber’s concerns about modifying the program, created to help companies fill vacancies when no qualified applicants apply.
Amnesty International – Rapport 2013 : un monde de plus en plus dangereux pour les réfugiés et les migrants
Faute d’action internationale dans le domaine des droits humains, le monde est en train de devenir de plus en plus dangereux pour les réfugiés et les migrants, a déclaré Amnesty International le 23 mai à l’occasion de la sortie de son rapport annuel sur la situation des droits humains dans le monde. Les droits de millions de personnes qui ont fui les conflits et les persécutions, ou qui ont quitté leur pays en quête de travail et d’une vie meilleure, pour eux et leur famille, sont bafoués, a dénoncé l’organisation. Partout dans le monde, les États se montrent davantage désireux de protéger leurs frontières nationales que les droits de leurs citoyens et ceux des hommes et des femmes qui viennent chercher refuge ou de meilleures chances chez eux […].
