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.
Ottawa Citizen – Kenney Seeks to Broaden Bill to Strip Citizenship
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Thursday voiced his support for a private member’s bill that would strip Canadian citizenship from dual nationals who commit acts of war against Canada. Kenney said he would like the bill broadened to also apply to dual citizens committing acts of terrorism and high treason. […] Kenney said most democratic nations, including the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, have legislation in place that allows them to revoke citizenship if it’s in the public interest and that Canada, by passing the proposed bill, would align itself with the norm. Currently, Canadian citizenship can only be revoked if a person was found to have obtained it fraudulently. The bill would only apply to dual or multiple citizens because Canada has international commitments to reduce the number of stateless people.
Le Soleil – Une promesse d’emploi à Québec, un travail… à Montréal
Le maire de Québec, Régis Labeaume, avait promis à Alice Toulotte, une jeune immigrante française, qu’elle se trouverait un emploi en moins de trois jours. S’étant heurtée à diverses exigences administratives ayant retardé son projet, la jeune pâtissière et chocolatière bordelaise ne s’est finalement pas trouvée un emploi en moins de trois jours. Comme 70 % des 28 000 Français ayant immigré à Québec entre 2007 et 2011, Alice et son copain Julian ont décidé de s’établir à Montréal. Quant au maire de Québec, il se dit perplexe et reconnaît qu’il va falloir travailler plus fort pour attirer des immigrants afin de combler le manque de main-d’œuvre perçu dans la capitale.
La presse canadienne – Discrimination : accès limité au logement pour les immigrants
Selon le Regroupement des comités logement et associations de locataires, la discrimination entraverait l’accès au logement pour les immigrants et minorités vivant au Québec. De plus, les formulaires de location semblent de plus en plus s’ingérer dans la vie privée de ces derniers. Selon la porte parole du Regroupement, il y a encore aujourd’hui trop d’abus dans le processus de location. Elle souhaite d’ailleurs convaincre le ministre des affaires municipales, des régions et de l’occupation du territoire qu’un meilleur encadrement juridique est devenu nécessaire. En régions, où les personnes provenant de l’immigration forment des minorités encore plus visibles, la situation est encore moins facile.
SB Wire – CIC’s Warning to Would-Be Skilled Worker Applicants
A new change is soon to go into effect that will require all to take note. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, CIC, released new criteria this month that will be required for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. It is to take effect in May 2013. There are three major changes that will affect all applicants.
There will be a cap on the number of applications the CIC will accept in the first year.
There will be an updated list of priority occupations
Organizations will be designated to perform educational evaluations
Looking to avoid a skilled labour crisis in the future, a handful of organizations in the city are acting now. The Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) and the Timmins Local Immigration Partnership (TLIP) have joined forces to make Timmins more attractive for skilled and qualified workers coming from abroad. […] Brenda Camirand, the TEDC’s community development consultant, said attracting educated immigrants isn’t just a luxury – it’s a necessity. […] Since the creation of a settlement office in the city, Camirand said the TEDC has seen an “exponential rise over the past two years of newcomers coming to the area that are seeking services through that office.” In particular, Namibia has been a major source of contribution when it comes to skilled workers for Timmins.
Globe and Mail – Reality-TV Immigration Raid Spurs Human-Rights Complaint
A migrant worker who unwittingly starred in a reality-television show about Canadian border guards was already back in Mexico on Thursday when a rights group filed an official complaint with the federal privacy watchdog over his treatment at the hands of the Canada Border Services Agency. […] When he was found lacking the proper documents to work in Canada, the complaint filed by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association said, Mr. Mata Duran and several others were taken into custody at a downtown immigration detention facility – the video camera trained on them the entire time.
