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 – Migrant Worker Alleges Unhealthy Conditions in Staff Residence at Cape Breton Resort
A temporary foreign worker says he is worried about his health due to living conditions at one of Nova Scotia’s oldest golf resorts. Orlando Rosas of Mexico says his cousin, who was also his roommate, contracted pneumonia due to moisture and mould not long after moving into the staff residence at the Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, Cape Breton, in May. Since then, Rosas said he has constantly battled mould on his clothes, in staff washrooms and in the laundry room.
Le Devoir – Logements et garderies recherchés pour des infirmières à l’étranger
Près de 320 infirmières en provenance d’autres pays arriveront cet automne dans la grande région de Montréal et de la Capitale-Nationale afin de prêter main-forte au sein du réseau public de santé. Des organismes communautaires, chargés de les aider à s’installer, lancent un appel à tous afin de leur trouver des appartements et des services de garde pour leurs enfants. Un défi de taille puisqu’une crise du logement sévit au Québec et qu’il manque de places en CPE.
Radio-Canada – Un projet pilote pour faciliter l’embauche de travailleurs étrangers temporaires
Ottawa a présenté mardi un nouveau projet pilote de trois ans qui inciterait les employeurs à suivre les règles de protection des travailleurs en leur facilitant l’embauche de travailleurs étrangers temporaires. Dans le cadre du programme Projet pilote pour les employeurs reconnus (PPER), les entreprises ayant de bons antécédents auraient à prouver qu’elles ont besoin de travailleurs étrangers temporaires seulement à tous les 3 ans, au lieu de tous les 18 mois. Le statut de confiance de l’employeur serait également signalé aux travailleurs potentiels dans la banque d’emplois du gouvernement.
Montreal Gazette – Elderly Montreal Couple Plead for Stay of Deportation Back to India
Roughly 30 people gathered outside the office of federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Monday, denouncing a decision to deport an elderly Indian couple whose refugee status request was denied. Speaking for the couple, who have little knowledge of English or French, advocates said Rajvinder Kaur and husband Randhir Singh, who are living in Parc-Extension, face nearly certain torture and possibly death if they return to India, as they are victims of persecution.
Toronto Star – He Was Given a Canadian Passport by Mistake — Then Went on a Legal Battle to Keep It
Nader Abdellatif certainly appeared to be a Canadian expat. For 15 years, the executive with multinational corporations travelled with a Canadian passport. He would be invited to events and festivities hosted by Canadian missions in Cairo and Saudi Arabia. His residency documents and employment contracts in the Middle East listed him as Canadian.
CBC News – N.B. Woman Working to Empower Immigrant Women to Dream Big
Esther Hephzibah moved to Canada from Nigeria with a goal. “When I moved halfway across the world from Nigeria, my expectations were different. I thought I was moving into a better life,” she said. Her journey to secure a job in New Brunswick is made up of stories of rejection, defeat, and crushed expectations. Yet, despite her hardships, she’s become the award-winning business owner of Shine Transformation Consulting Solutions, a coaching business to empower immigrant women to live purposeful lives.
