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 – Children of Asylum Seekers Experience Quebec Cultural Ritual: French Welcome Classes
Immigrant children whose parents cannot afford private school are required by law to be enrolled in the French public school system, and these “welcome classes” prepare them to join the rest of the student body in regular classes. “The school has made accessible the process of getting my child to learn,” Victor Manuel said in Spanish, adding that he arrived in Canada in November.
Global News – Hamilton, Ont. Chef Facing Deportation Gets Extension to Stay in Canada, Says Attorney
A Hamilton-based chef who says he’s been repeatedly denied protected refugee status in Canada will not be deported this weekend as per an order from the federal government. Attorney Joshua Makori told 900 CHML’s the Scott Radley show that his client John Mulwa has been allowed to stay in Canada for another 18 months on a temporary residence permit issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Le Droit – Des proprios profitent de la vulnérabilité des étudiants internationaux
Absence de bail. Contrat de location qui n’a aucune valeur légale. Clauses improbables, voire racistes. Les 2000 étudiants internationaux qui déménagent à Chicoutimi ne font pas uniquement face à la pénurie de logements. Ils sont également dans une situation de vulnérabilité et des propriétaires en profitent. D’abord, il y a la course pour se trouver un toit avant d’arriver en sol saguenéen. Les jeunes passent souvent par le réseau social Facebook ou par contacts interposés.
L’attentat à la grande mosquée de Québec est loin d’être tombé dans l’oubli. Six ans après le drame du 29 janvier 2017, la communauté musulmane et les citoyens de la ville de Québec se souviennent et ressentent encore une douleur innommable face au carnage qui a coûté la vie à six personnes en plus d’en blesser une vingtaine d’autres. En détention pour encore plus d’une vingtaine d’années, l’auteur de la tuerie n’est pas le seul coupable des tristes évènements, estiment des survivants de l’attentat.
CBC News – Vancouver Island Community Fighting to Prevent Refugee Claimant’s Deportation
Grace Mukadzambo has less than a week to fight for her right to stay in Canada. Mukadzambo claimed refugee status when she arrived in Canada from Zimbabwe in July 2018. Her refugee status renewal was denied at the end of 2022, and now she faces deportation on Jan. 30 to her home country, where she “fears for the safety of her life” due to the violent conditions women face attempting to enter the workforce.
CBC News – It Took Him 2 Years to Get Paid as a Teacher in Ontario. He Hopes His Story Helps Other Skilled Immigrants
It took Thiru Thirukkumaran almost two years to receive his certificate to teach in Ontario and he wouldn’t have gotten it at all if he hadn’t appealed the regulatory college’s initial denial. CBC Toronto first told the story of the Sri Lankan immigrant’s struggle last year, and recently learned it took at least $10,000 in legal and consultant fees, support from his family and colleagues, and words of encouragement from past and current students, to get his certification.
