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 – Immigration Minister Says Known Travellers From 13 More Countries Can Skip Visa to Come to Canada
Low-risk travellers from 13 more countries will be able to skip a visa application if they want to visit Canada, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Tuesday. An expanded program would allow people to instead apply for an electronic travel authorization: a digital travel document that costs $7 and can be processed in minutes. Travellers from the 13 countries can qualify for the faster, cheaper option if they have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or currently hold a non-immigrant visa to the United States and are travelling by air.
Karm Singh Gill filed the lawsuit against Suraj Jasra and his business, Canadian Pathway Immigration Services, last month through lawyer Joshua Slayen at Vancouver-based Coal Harbour Law. According to his statement of claim, Gill had started working at Route Link Logistics in Winnipeg in February 2022. The company had offered to sponsor him through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee program. However, Gill alleges the defendants did not pay a required fee when submitting his work permit application, which resulted in it being rejected in September 2022.
CBC News – Internationally Educated Nurses Make Their Way to Northern Ontario
The College of Nurses of Ontario doubled its record for the number of newly registered internationally trained nurses last year. Out of the 12,385 new nurses admitted to the health system, nearly half obtained their diplomas outside of Canada. And some of these newly registered nurses are deciding to move to northern Ontario for work, where nursing staff shortages are pronounced. But challenges to reintegrating the profession remain.
CBC News – The Fear Door: Life as a Refugee an Immersive Experience in New Exhibit
For refugees who have been forced to flee their homes, a simple knock on the door can be frightening. It may trigger memories of arrests, roundups, kidnappings and killings back in their home countries. The Fear Door is the first display that visitors encounter in the Refuge Canada travelling exhibit now showing at Moncton’s Resurgo Place. It’s a green, wooden door with violent gouge marks.
La Presse – Le serment de citoyenneté en ligne ne fait pas l’unanimité
Permettre aux nouveaux Canadiens de prêter le serment de citoyenneté en cliquant une case sur l’internet est loin de faire l’unanimité au sein de la population du pays. Pour certains, c’est une affreuse idée qui dénature tout le processus, mais pour d’autres, il s’agit d’une mesure d’avant-garde qui facilitera la vie des nouveaux venus. Le gouvernement fédéral a reçu plusieurs centaines de commentaires au cours des derniers mois après avoir demandé l’opinion de la population.
Toronto Star – ‘The Dream Is Shattered,’ Says Student Facing Deportation as Supporters Join Rally Over Fake Admission Letter
Lovepreet Singh felt something wasn’t right when his education agent told him from India not to show up on his first day of school at Lambton College in Canada, citing an issue with his registration. Now, five years later, after he finished a two-year diploma program at a different college in Montreal and built a life here, Singh is scheduled to be deported on June 13. Since last weekend, he and about a dozen other Indian international students have been camping in front of the border agency’s office on Airport Road in Mississauga.
