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.
Le Soleil – Québec veut qu’Ottawa paye pour franciser les demandeurs d’asile
Le gouvernement du Québec veut mettre en place des allocations pour la francisation des demandeurs d’asile en attente d’un permis de travail et demande à Ottawa de payer la note. Le fédéral, lui, ne semble pas chaud à l’idée. L’objectif du gouvernement Legault est de maximiser le temps d’attente, puis de faciliter et accélérer l’intégration des demandeurs qui souhaitent travailler au Québec. Parce que ces demandeurs qui arrivent au Québec vont dans bien des cas demeurer dans la belle province.
Global News – Ukrainian Newcomers Prepare for First Christmas in Calgary
Thousands of people who fled the war in Ukraine are preparing to spend their first Christmas in Calgary, and there could be some marked differences depending on what traditions they celebrate. In Ukraine, Christmas is celebrated on either Dec. 25 or, for Orthodox Christians, Jan. 7. Zarvii said this year some are looking to further break ties with Russia and celebrate it in December.
CTV News – Federal Government to Provide More Funding for Skilled Refugee Resettlement Program
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced on Tuesday that it would provide an additional $6.2 million for six projects run by partner organizations through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot. The federal government describes the program as helping skilled refugees immigrate to Canada through existing programs and connecting them with employers to fill labour shortages in high-demand sectors such as health care, skilled trades and information technology.
CBC News – Trudeau Says Quebec Has the ‘Tools’ to Welcome 112,000 Immigrants, More than Double Its Goal
Trudeau told The Canadian Press Monday afternoon in a year-end interview that Quebec had the resources to host more than double the immigration threshold it has set for itself and that the province already has “all the tools” for those people to be francophones. Earlier this year, the federal government set a goal of welcoming 500,000 new immigrants by 2025 — 112,000 represents 22.3 per cent of that number, which is the equivalent of Quebec’s population within Canada. But provincial Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette shot back in a statement Tuesday that it’s up to Quebec, “and only Quebec to determine its immigration threshold.”
CBC News – Halifax Boundary Changes Renew Calls to Allow Permanent Residents to Vote
Municipal elections always make Zoey Zhou feel like she’s a kid in the back seat on a road trip. “Just riding along. I don’t get to call like, where we’re gonna go,” Zhou said. Zhou is a permanent resident who’s lived in Fall River for 10 years — but because she’s not a Canadian citizen she can’t vote in elections for any level of government. But a push to give permanent residents the right to vote in municipal elections is now being revived, thanks to the boundary review of Halifax’s electoral districts.
Le Devoir – Les mesures pour lutter contre la discrimination raciale sont insuffisantes, selon des cols bleus de Montréal-Nord
Un an et demi après le dépôt de deux rapports d’experts faisant état de discrimination à l’endroit de cols bleus issus de la minorité dans l’arrondissement de Montréal-Nord, plusieurs syndiqués estiment que les progrès sont trop lents à venir. Des actes de harcèlement se poursuivraient, selon des délégués syndicaux locaux, malgré les comités mis en place par le syndicat et l’employeur ainsi que les formations offertes pour prévenir le racisme et la discrimination en milieu de travail.
