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 – Tap Immigrants to Help Shape Foreign Policy
As Canada’s focus on Libya shifts from the drama of regime change to the challenges of peace building and reconstruction, could the expertise of Libyan-Canadians be useful to the design and execution of Canada’s efforts in that country? And could diaspora communities contribute to addressing other challenges currently facing Canada’s foreign policy-makers, such as the famine in East Africa, impediments to nation-building in Afghanistan or the armed conflicts along the border between the two Sudans?
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Minister Kenney Announces New Appointment to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Paul Attia has been appointed to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s Board of Directors for a three-year part-time term, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. The CRRF is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of a Chair and up to 11 other directors appointed by the Governor in Council.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Minister Kenney Announces Citizenship Judge Appointments
Joyce Frustaglio has been appointed as a Citizenship Judge in Toronto (St. Clair office) and Ted Salci has been appointed as a Citizenship Judge in Niagara Falls, both for three-year part-time terms, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
CTV Montreal – Cancer Patient Loses Health Care After Changing Immigration Status
A cancer patient who fled the Philippines as a refugee and then changed her status in Canada to permanent resident has lost her medical coverage. Jelly Herrera, who fled an abusive husband in 2006, was granted refugee status in Canada two years later. After marrying her long-time partner Patrick Parizeault, Herrera applied for permanent residency, withdrawing her refugee status to do so.
Digital Journal – Immigrant Wage and Employment Gap Persists
Despite higher education levels, Canadian immigrants experience higher unemployment rates and lower incomes than workers born in the country, according to a new report issued today by RBC Economics. The report, Immigrant Labour Market Outcomes in Canada: The Benefits of Addressing Wage and Employment Gaps, estimates that the potential increased incomes for immigrants if observable skills were rewarded similarly to Canadian-born workers is $30.7 billion or 2.1 per cent of GDP in 2006 (the latest census data available).
Despite having generally higher levels of education, new Canadians earn less than their native-born peers and are less likely to have a job. Simply paying Canadian immigrants as much as their Canadian peers with similar education levels could be worth as much as $30.7 billion to Canada’s economy, the Royal Bank of Canada said in a report Monday morning. “While Canada has done a great job of attracting foreign talent, integrating newcomers effectively has proven to be more of a challenge,” the report states.
