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 – ‘A Crisis’: Calgary Charity Seeks One-Month Homes for Ukrainian Refugees After Influx
After six months under Russian occupation, Dmytro Syrman and his family decided to flee Ukraine for a safer life abroad and are now in Calgary. The Syrmans were helped by Calgary’s Centre for Newcomers, which started a campaign to find 100 hosts for Ukrainian families or individuals for a month while they find housing of their own.
Radio-Canada – Pénurie de main d’œuvre : l’Ontario investit dans le recrutement à l’étranger
L’Ontario est prêt à accueillir davantage de nouveaux arrivants qualifiés. La province a annoncé un investissement de 25 millions de dollars supplémentaires, sur trois ans, dans son programme d’immigration. Cet investissement aidera à doubler le nombre d’immigrants qualifiés que la province peut accueillir pour remédier à la pénurie de main-d’œuvre. Le président de l’entreprise Recrulink spécialisée dans le rectrutement, Ibrahim Aboulhouda, souligne en entrevue le besoin d’avoir des processus simplifiés et des délais plus courts.
Global News – U.S.-Canada Migration ‘Crisis’ Has Republicans, Democrats Sparring on Capitol Hill
The two sides in an escalating political war over irregular immigration in the United States squared off Tuesday along what for them was a largely unfamiliar front: the 8,900 kilometres of the Canada-U.S. border. In a subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, House Republicans fanned the flames of an emerging fire-and-brimstone narrative about a “metastasizing crisis” of irregular migration along the world’s longest international frontier.
University of Calgary – Refugee Youth Artwork Reimagines the Future Through Anti-Racist Lens
Love, friendships, grief and pain are all part of an upcoming evening of interactive art by refugee youth titled Landings: Anti-Racist Futures in Stories. The event on March 28 will feature five stations created by 30 refugee youth, telling the stories of newcomers in Calgary using mediums such as computer simulations, sketch and stop-motion animation, short documentaries, and songs. Through their art, the contributors, ranging in age from 14 to 21, will reimagine resettlement in an anti-racist framework.
CBC News – B.C. Must Build 43,000 New Homes Annually Over Next 5 Years to Account for Rising Immigration: BCREA
Home construction in British Columbia will need to rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market, the B.C. Real Estate Association said in a new report on Tuesday. The province must build 25 per cent more new homes than usual for the next five years to address deteriorating affordability.
CBC News – How — and Why — Canada and the U.S. Kept Their Border Deal Secret for a Year
One year ago, a major piece of political news was sitting in a courier package being shipped across the continent. Its contents remained widely unknown until last week — when President Joe Biden visited Ottawa and, together with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced an updated Safe Third Country Agreement. In fact, the deal to change the rules on irregular migration was hatched a year ago — even though the news media, provincial governments and almost all federal politicians knew nothing about it.
