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.
Radio-Canada – Le ministre Fraser se fait rassurant sur la capacité du Canada d’accueillir les immigrants
À ceux qui s’inquiètent de ce que le Canada et le Québec n’auraient pas la capacité d’absorber la venue de centaines de milliers de nouveaux arrivants au pays, le ministre de l’Immigration du Canada, Sean Fraser, se fait rassurant. Si vous adoptez des politiques intelligentes, c’est possible d’utiliser les nouveaux arrivants, pas juste pour la croissance de population, mais pour relever les défis sociaux aussi, a soutenu Sean Fraser dans une entrevue aux Coulisses du pouvoir.
CTV News – International Workers Filling Job Shortages in Huron County
The “Help Wanted” signs are plentiful in Huron County, with job postings jumping 36 per cent since 2018, and a whopping 50 per cent in places like North Huron, mirroring the provincial and Canada-wide trend. Nowhere was that more acute than at General Coach in Hensall, Ont., where they make mobile homes and speciality trailers. Owner, Roger Faulkner was trying to add 50 employees for second shift this January. With little to no luck locally, General Coach started looking abroad, where they hit the jackpot.
La Presse – Immigration et langue française. D’abord avoir les bons chiffres
Le poids du français diminue relativement à l’anglais au Québec. Ce constat est basé sur l’évolution des langues parlées régulièrement en toute liberté à la maison. La langue utilisée librement au foyer est, en effet, dans une très large mesure celle qui est employée dans la sphère publique et qui sera ultérieurement transmise aux enfants. Cette évolution à la baisse du français s’est poursuivie de 2016 à 2021, mais elle a été amplifiée par un revirement soudain de la pratique linguistique des allophones.
CBC News – Police in India Search for Suspects in Connection with Akwesasne Drowning Deaths
Police in India say they are looking for three men in connection with the deaths of a family from Gujarat who perished trying to cross into the United States by boat through Akwesasne, Que., in March. Achal Tyagi, superintendent of police for the city of Mehsana, in the western state of Gujarat, says authorities have issued a “lookout circular” for three men: Nikulsinh Vihol, Sachin Vihol and Arjunsinh Chavda.
CBC News – So Close to Canada, but Stranded in Maine. After Roxham Change, Migrants Are Piling Up in This Small U.S. City
In Portland, Maine, Louisma Dosou, his wife and their two children huddled outside a shelter for families last week. “They don’t have space for us,” Dosou, 40, said Wednesday morning. The family had been in the small coastal city about a week and still had no place to lay their heads. Every place they tried was full. The family were among a group of asylum seekers who had stopped at the Chestnut Street Family Services shelter that morning before trying to find somewhere else to sleep later that night.
London Free Press – ‘Real Success All Around’: Western University Program Boosts Ukraine Refugees
Facing a pandemic-fuelled dorm worker shortage, Western University put together a pilot project that helps transplanted Ukrainians learn English on the job. That work-learn program has gone so well, some have moved from back-of-house positions such as washing dishes to serving as barista in their residence’s coffee house. All 11 Ukrainian refugees hired last fall plan to return in September.
