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 – Refugees Find Support in Ottawa but Pressure Mounts on Groups That Help Them
For the refugees and asylum seekers at Matthew House, life is about adjusting to a new city, country and routine, all while trying to navigate a confusing and cumbersome immigration process, getting their siblings or children into the school system and figuring out how to get a job. Matthew House is a non-profit that has seven homes it uses to house people at various points in their immigration journey, and helps them access other services.
CBC News – Afghan Refugee in B.C. Reunited with Her Dog After Year Apart
A B.C. woman who fled Afghanistan last year was finally reunited with her beloved dog at the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey on Saturday morning. Freshta Siddiqui last saw Lucky — a three-year old Anatolian Shepherd — when she sent him and her cat Leo on a plane full of pets, chartered by the Society for the Prevention and Cruelty of Animals (SPCA) International, from Kabul to Vancouver in February 2022.
Le Soleil – Demandeurs d’asile : Cornwall perd des millions
En logeant des centaines de demandeurs d’asile dans ses hôtels, la Ville de Cornwall joue son rôle de communauté accueillante plus que jamais. Si bien qu’elle risque de perdre gros en revenus touristiques et municipaux. Depuis août 2022, la Ville de Cornwall, qui partage une frontière avec les États-Unis, a accueilli 1400 migrants. Deux hôtels, le Ramada et le DEV Hotel, sont entièrement dédiés à l’accueil des demandeurs d’asile, ce qui engendre un manque criant de chambres à travers cette ville de l’Est ontarien.
Montreal Gazette – ‘This Is My Story’: Montreal Mural Marks the Trauma of the Displaced
A powerful mural of a woman carrying a child in her arms and what looks like a house strapped to her back stretches about 40 by 50 feet across the blind wall of a four-storey apartment building on Côte-des-Neiges Rd. near Jean-Talon St. Her expression is all conviction and courage. The mural addresses the experience — and trauma — of forced migration.
Toronto Star – He Fled the Taliban. He Crossed a Jungle. He Nearly Drowned in the Sea. One Man’s Incredible Journey to Canada
After the Taliban seized power in August 2021, thousands of Afghans — mostly local allies of western countries, journalists and human rights activists — were taken to the United States, Europe and Canada. They were fleeing the prospect of retaliation by the hard-line Islamist regime for their years of working with NATO troops, including Canadian forces. Two weeks before the Taliban’s takeover, Mohammad Azimi, 34, a former psychologist who was working through the Afghan health ministry to help drug addicts, had gone to the Hungarian embassy in Pakistan for a visa interview.
CBC News – Newcomer Creating Website to Help Other International Students in Cape Breton Find Work
After fleeing India to escape domestic abuse at the hands of her former spouse, Nitasha Nijhawan worked day and night to make ends meet in Sydney, N.S., her new home. She’s working on a website to help other international students with their resumes and online profiles on platforms like LinkedIn. The site is called edipulse, which is still a work in progress — as of early March 2023 many of the links and templates on the site were not up and running.
