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 News – Immigration Delays Costing Pregnant Edmonton Woman Thousands for Health Care
Liron Zamir, 31, who was born and raised in Israel, came to Edmonton with her partner to work in 2016. Zamir applied for permanent residency in January 2021, about a month after receiving a provincial nomination letter. Zamir said Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has yet to make a decision on her permanent residency application, more than two and a half years after she submitted it. Having lost provincial health-care coverage in the meantime, she’s responsible for paying for all her medical costs.
Le Devoir – Des demandeurs d’asile qui s’adaptent plutôt que de combattre
Après quelques mois, le constat se pose donc simplement : la fermeture de chemin Roxham ne semble pas avoir eu d’effet sur le nombre de demandeurs d’asile qui entrent au Canada. Le phénomène d’arrivée des migrants qui touchaient jusqu’à récemment principalement l’Europe et les États-Unis est désormais une réalité chez nous. Si cette tendance a été longtemps ignorée, elle devient maintenant incontournable. Pour faire face à cette question de manière pragmatique, il faut davantage s’intéresser au continuum de services d’accueil et à leur coordination, une réflexion qui tarde à se faire.
Globe and Mail – New Temporary Foreign Worker Pilot Program to Speed Up Approvals for Some Employers
The federal government is making it easier for businesses to bring temporary foreign workers into Canada, announcing a new “recognized employer” program aimed at speeding up the approval process for companies with a track record of using foreign labour. The three-year pilot program is designed to reduce the amount of paperwork companies need to submit to justify bringing in outside workers.
CBC News – Immigration Department Has New Minister but Old Problems of Delays Continue
Marc Miller, the country’s fifth minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in almost eight years of the Liberal government, sat down for his first TV interview last week with CBC News to discuss the ongoing problems. He said refugee applications should be processed quickly and the system needs modernization. “It’s fair to say, in some respects, the way we do the actual day-to-day operations of immigration and refugee and citizenship applications has not adapted to the 21st century,” he said.
Toronto Star – ‘I Am Devastated’: Northern College Rescinds Admission Offers to 504 International Students
Anureet Hundal was thrilled when she got her acceptance letter from Timmins-based Northern College in December for a two-year general business program at its Toronto campus. By March, the 19-year-old woman from India got her student visa to Canada and in mid-July, she got the timetable for the seven courses she would be taking in September.
Radio-Canada – Le système d’immigration « n’a pas été adapté au 21e siècle », selon Marc Millet
Le nouveau ministre fédéral de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, Marc Miller, estime que la modernisation du système d’immigration du Canada est nécessaire pour garantir un traitement rapide des demandes de statut de réfugié. « Il est légitime de dire que, à certains égards, la façon dont nous menons les opérations quotidiennes de traitement des demandes d’immigration, de statut de réfugié et de citoyenneté n’a pas été adaptée au 21e siècle », déclare le ministre fédéral.
