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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.
It was 2018 when Hassan al-Kontar found himself stranded in a Malaysian airport for seven months, unable to leave for fear of his life. Five years on, the Syrian refugee, 41, has now become a Canadian citizen. “Today I became more Canadian, but I considered myself Canadian since the day one,” he told the BBC.
La province a annoncé mardi le lancement d’un nouveau programme qui vise à faire rester les étudiants étrangers au Nouveau-Brunswick après l’obtention de leur diplôme. Appelé Étudier et réussir au Nouveau-Brunswick, le programme vise à endiguer la pénurie de main-d’œuvre en retenant ces travailleurs nouvellement qualifiés. Il doit offrir « un accès aux ressources, au soutien et aux relations nécessaires » pour que les étudiants puissent trouver un emploi sur place, selon un communiqué de presse envoyé par Opportunités NB.
Les partis d’opposition à Ottawa forceront la main d’un comité parlementaire pour qu’il passe au peigne fin les contrats totalisant plusieurs dizaines de millions de dollars accordés à la firme de consultants McKinsey & Company. Puisque le Parti libéral du Canada est à la tête d’un gouvernement minoritaire, les autres partis fédéraux peuvent s’entendre entre eux pour établir l’ordre du jour des comités parlementaires, notamment. Ces comités peuvent assigner des témoins à comparaître ou exiger la production de documents gouvernementaux.
It was a comeback of sorts for urban regions, which had grown just 0.5 per cent the previous year, lagging the growth in rural areas. The pandemic and its accompanying border restrictions led to a dramatic decline in immigration to Canada, while many urban residents decamped to smaller communities. But as restrictions eased, immigration surged to record levels, helping drive most of the population increase in urban areas. Sixteen census metropolitan areas notched their strongest annual growth on record.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-immigration-population-surge/
Adding to the pressure of fleeing war, coming to a new country, learning the language and finding a job, thousands of Ukrainian evacuees are also facing the daunting task of securing housing for both the short and long term in Calgary — a problem that compounds as more and more arrive. Nearly 20,000 Ukrainians have come to Alberta since the start of the war in February 2022, with the majority of them, around 8,000, settling in Calgary.
The president of Cape Breton University’s students’ union says some international students are not reporting inappropriate sexual behaviour because they worry it will hurt their chances of staying in Canada. Damanpreet Singh said at least two young women have approached him about being sexual assaulted or sexual harassed in recent months.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/international-students-crime-reporting-1.6709423