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 – Closing Roxham Road Will Lead to ‘Humanitarian Catastrophes,’ Immigration Experts Warn
Quebec immigration experts say closing Roxham Road to asylum seekers may go against Canada’s international obligations and could result in more deaths at the border, after an already deadly year. Experts say the very reason the crossing became popular is because it is accessible and safe. They worry its closure will simply lead people to take the kinds of risks that have resulted in the deaths of people heading south.
Toronto Star – Indian Student Fighting Deportation Says He Was Duped by Consultant Who Gave Him Bogus College Admission Letter
At an admissibility hearing Friday, Amritraj Singh Batth testified he hired Brijesh Mishra, owner of EMSA, a consulting firm in Jalandhar, to get a visa to study in Canada but had no idea the Humber College admission letter the agent used for the application was doctored. Bhatt, who arrived here in 2018, has been deemed inadmissible by Canada Border Services Agency for misrepresentation as a result of using a fake acceptance letter to obtain his study permit.
Toronto Star – Cold Reception. Back-Breaking Work. Cruel Comments: How a Migrant Worker Learned to Fight Back
Born and raised in St. Lucia, Gabriel Allahdua saw Canada’s kindness and generosity in abundance in his every day life, from the major water and infrastructure projects to the schools Ottawa funded and built. But Allahdua’s romanticized view of the country was quickly crushed when the widowed father of two arrived as seasonal help in Leamington, Ont., the Tomato Capital of Canada, amid the dead of winter in January 2012 after the global financial crisis and Hurricane Tomas devastated his homeland and livelihood.
Al Jazeera – Canada to Roll Back Asylum Access in Reported Agreement with US
The United States and Canada have reportedly reached an agreement that will allow border officials to turn back asylum seekers heading north across their shared border without considering their petitions for sanctuary, sparking outcry from immigrant groups. US and Canadian media outlets reported the tentative agreement on Thursday, as US President Joe Biden visits the Canadian capital of Ottawa for his first official visit to the country since taking office in early 2021.
Le Devoir – Fermeture du chemin Roxham : Ottawa et Washington s’entendent sur une résolution
Le Canada et les États-Unis sont sur le point de conclure une entente qui permettrait aux agents frontaliers de renvoyer dans le pays voisin tout migrant qui a récemment traversé la frontière de manière irrégulière, comme par le chemin Roxham. Le nouvel accord doit ainsi étendre aux 8900 kilomètres de frontière commune le même statut qu’aux passages officiels, en vertu de l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs. En échange, le Canada s’engage à accueillir par la voie régulière 15 000 personnes de plus, a confirmé au Devoir une personne proche des négociations au sein du gouvernement canadien.
Francopresse – Bientôt un Observatoire de l’immigration francophone au Canada
L’Observatoire de l’immigration francophone au Canada (OIFC), porté par l’Université de l’Ontario français, est un projet issu d’une réflexion entre plusieurs chercheurs spécialisés en immigration, dont Amin Moghadam. Le chercheur de l’Université métropolitaine de Toronto explique les objectifs du futur Observatoire, dont il a été question lors du Symposium annuel sur l’immigration francophone, en début de semaine à Ottawa. Amin Moghadam fait partie de la Chaire d’excellence en recherche du Canada (CERC) sur la migration et l’intégration, à l’Université métropolitaine de Toronto, qui participe à la mise en place du projet de l’Observatoire.
