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.
CityNews – Deportation Order Over Bogus College Admission Letter Could Set Precedent: Lawyers
An Edmonton woman is facing deportation from Canada this month after a college admission letter that secured her entry into the country five years ago turned out to be fake. Even though Karamjeet Kaur, 25, proved not to know the letter was fraudulent, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has ruled that she be deported by May 29. That decision will likely have implications for possibly hundreds of other international students in Canada who reportedly received similar fake admission letters from the same education agent in India.
CBC News – Parents Applaud Push to Close Citizenship Gap for Foreign-Born Adopted Children
Canadian adoptive parents of foreign-born children are applauding a push to give their children citizenship rights equal to those of adoptees born on Canadian soil. A parliamentary committee has introduced amendments which — if passed into law — would change a rule preventing internationally adopted children from automatically transmitting their citizenship by descent if they go on to have children outside of Canada.
CBC News – Ukrainian Refugee Returns to War Zone to Bring Ashes of Husband Killed in Battle Back to Winnipeg
Hanna Sidorchenko is making a solemn trip back to Ukraine just months after leaving the war-torn country for Winnipeg after her husband was killed in battle. Sidorchenko boarded a flight from the city on Friday headed for Kyiv in hopes of finding the body of her husband Andrii Sidorchenko, 35, and bringing his cremated remains back to Manitoba.
Global News – Why Human Smuggling Attempts Are on the Rise on the U.S.-Canada Border
As the numbers of migrants attempting to cross the border between official ports of entry escalate rapidly, experts predict that more and more people will turn to human smuggling – unless Canada shores up its border enforcement. In late March, two migrant families – one from Romania and one from India – died in a failed smuggling attempt on the St. Lawrence River. But they were not the first.
Le Devoir – Un festival d’humour chamboulé à cause de problèmes de visas
Les artistes étrangers originaires de certains pays peinent encore à obtenir un visa leur permettant de venir donner des spectacles au Québec. Deux humoristes africains ont dû se résoudre à annuler leur présence à EXCLAM, obligeant les organisateurs à revoir leur plan à la dernière minute. Exclam n’est pas le seul événement à Montréal à avoir maille à partir avec Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada. Dans les dernières années, les délais pour obtenir un titre de séjour canadien ont explosé. Dans certains pays d’Afrique, le temps d’attente dépasse un an actuellement.
Le Devoir – Québec paie pour attirer les étudiants étrangers alors qu’Ottawa les refuse
Même si les deux ordres de gouvernement souhaitent que les étudiants étrangers s’installent définitivement, ceux-ci font face à d’importantes embûches tant pour leur attraction que pour leur rétention. Devant ces « incohérences » documentées dans leur nouvelle étude, l’Institut du Québec (IdQ) recommande notamment d’accélérer l’accès à l’immigration permanente pour les diplômés étrangers et de les inclure dans les consultations à venir à Québec. Près de la moitié des étudiants étrangers admis par une université québécoise se sont vu refuser le permis d’études par le gouvernement fédéral, notent les auteurs du document.
