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 – International Students in Winnipeg Call Change to Work Hour Limit a Good Step But Not Enough
International students in Manitoba are welcoming changes by the federal government that would allow them to work unlimited hours, but say the measure doesn’t go far enough to address the pressing challenges they face. “This is definitely a win. We should not undermine it, but we need to continue the conversation and stop treating international students like second-class citizens,” said Ivan Nunez Gamez, an international student from Honduras studying political studies and economics at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
Ottawa Citizen – ‘We Are Grateful’: Ukrainian Refugee Families Give Thanks in Ottawa
For Ukrainian refugee Oksana Tiutiunnyk and her two children, Kostia and Vlad, Thanksgiving is a new but meaningful holiday. Tiutiunnyk, 37, arrived in Ottawa in June, four months after fleeing the bombs, blood and upheaval that announced Russia’s lightning invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. The family arrived in this country with the help of a volunteer group, Ukraine to Canada, launched by one of Tiutiunnyk’s former classmates, Ottawa’s Kostya Khomutov.
Le Devoir – Quelle reconnaissance pour le personnel enseignant immigrant qualifié?
Alors que plusieurs classes au Québec sont encore orphelines d’une enseignante ou d’un enseignant, les recherches sur l’insertion professionnelle du personnel enseignant immigrant ont permis de documenter de multiples obstacles entravant leur accès à l’emploi, en particulier pour les personnes détenant une qualification en enseignement obtenue dans un autre pays. En plus des conditions de travail difficiles, ces enseignantes et enseignants doivent emprunter une voie unique d’accès au brevet en enseignement, et ce quelles que soient leurs formations, qualifications et expériences.
Le Devoir – Quand le « système » fait obstacle aux profs immigrants
Les nouveaux arrivants et les personnes issues de minorités visibles qui cherchent à travailler dans le réseau scolaire se heurtent à une forme de « racisme systémique », affirme Julie Larochelle-Audet, professeure à la Faculté des sciences de l’éducation de l’Université de Montréal. Les conditions d’accession à la profession pour les enseignants d’origine étrangère n’ont sans doute pas été conçues avec une intention raciste, mais les faits sont têtus : les immigrants doivent bel et bien franchir davantage d’obstacles que les aspirants profs nés au Québec.
Global News – Immigration Could Be Needed Relief for Businesses Stuck in Labour Shortage: Experts
As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine unfolded in late winter, Ottawa hotelier Colin Morrison says he began searching for ways to help. With an influx of Ukrainians expected to hit the nation’s capital in the spring and summer, Morrison says he started scouring local Facebook groups with offers of help. But as much as he was motivated to help in a crisis, Morrison says he also saw a chance to find skilled workers in the midst of a labour shortage that continues to dog Canada’s hospitality sector.
CBC News – Ottawa Working on Program to Regularize Status of 500,000 Immigrants
The federal government is aiming to create a program that will provide a path to permanent residency for up to 500,000 immigrants who are working in Canada but do not have official standing. The program would have unprecedented scope and apply to people whose visa or work permits had expired, and to those whose refugee applications may have been denied or blocked due to a moratorium on deportations to their country, according to Radio-Canada.
