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.
Globe and Mail – Parliament Votes to Help Uyghurs and Condemn Genocide in China
Canadian MPs voted 258 to 0 to endorse a report calling on Ottawa to extend special immigration measures that would grant refuge to Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities fleeing repression from China. The adopted motion was to concur, or agree with, a recent report by the House of Commons standing committee on immigration committee that said Canada needs to open its doors for these minorities because they “face an ongoing genocide” in China. This repeated a strong condemnation that angered Beijing in 2021.
Financial Post – CIBC CEO Calls for Overhaul of Immigration Policy, Highlighting Threat Posed by Labour Shortages
The leader of one of Canada’s most influential companies called for an overhaul of the country’s approach to immigration, arguing that professions too often undervalue skills acquired abroad, that housing has become so expensive that prices risk deterring talented foreigners, and that employers tend to pay lower wages. The chief executives of Canada’s biggest companies generally let their lobbyists and trade associations talk for them, at least in public, so Dodig’s decision to take such a public stand on immigration suggests the issue has become top of mind for the country’s corporate elite.
Toronto Star – Will a Former Refugee’s Trip to See His Dying Father Cost Him His Status in Canada?
After 12 days in Iran with his dying father, Medhi Ghamoshi Ramandi returned to Toronto on Sept. 23, 2019, via Armenia. He was immediately stopped and held for an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency. His offence was possessing a passport from the same regime that he had run away from and “reavailing” himself to Iran. To the Canadian authorities, that suggested he no longer required Canada’s protection and that he could be stripped of his refugee status.
CBC News – Manitoba Becomes 4th Province to Say It Will Stop Imprisoning Migrants
The Manitoba government says it will stop incarcerating migrants detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), according to information obtained by Radio-Canada/CBC. The office of Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen told Radio-Canada migrants should not be “languishing” in jail when “they have not been convicted of a crime.” Under agreements with the CBSA, many provinces imprison migrants detained for administrative reasons.
CBC News – Manitoba Haitians Feel Powerless to Help Loved Ones Amid Country’s Gang Violence, Famine, Unrest
These days, when Arisnel Mesidor’s phone rings with a call from a loved one in Haiti, a combination of fears cycle through his head about what dire news may wait on the other side of the line. Mesidor’s birth country has faced social, economic, political or natural challenges for decades. Now, though, a confluence of crises have hit an inflection point. Mesidor’s parents are in the process of trying to come to Canada, but are facing issues obtaining even basic immigration application forms, he said.
Le Journal de Québec – Des centaines d’infirmières provenant des quatre coins du monde en renfort au Québec
En pleine pénurie de personnel, le réseau de la santé québécois a recruté à l’étranger pas moins de 1150 infirmières et infirmiers en provenance d’une dizaine de pays depuis 2019. Les données du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) montrent que les différentes stratégies en recrutement international ont porté fruit alors que 394 infirmières se sont ajoutées dans la dernière année seulement, de septembre 2021 à août 2022.
