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 – Canada Agrees to Resettle Afghans Held in UAE Facility, Sources Say
Canada will accept some 1,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland and have been held for months in a makeshift refugee centre in the United Arab Emirates awaiting resettlement to the United States and elsewhere, seven sources said. Ottawa has agreed to a U.S. request to resettle some of the 5,000 Afghans still in Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, the sources said, and Canadian officials were now reviewing cases to identify those who meet Ottawa’s resettlement criteria.
CBC News – Woman Mistakenly Declared Dead by Service Canada for Almost a Year Demands Answers
At first, Teresa Shum and her husband, Mark, thought the situation was funny. The Markham, Ont., couple received a notice in February from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that one of Mark’s tax credits was declined due to his marital status being changed to widower. The humour quickly dissipated when they realized the situation couldn’t be fixed immediately and Shum, who is retired, would be missing out on certain benefits.
La Presse – Un pays plus populeux et cosmopolite en 2041
Une nouvelle projection démographique que Statistique Canada publie jeudi illustre qu’en 2041, le Canada aura une population plus nombreuse, plus cosmopolite et comportant plus de différences d’une région à l’autre. Statistique Canada rappelle que l’immigration demeure le principal moteur de la croissance démographique au cours des prochaines décennies. En conséquence, en 2041, la proportion d’immigrants au sein de la population pourrait atteindre entre 29,1 % et 34 % selon le scénario retenu, en hausse par rapport à 21,9 % en 2016.
Le Devoir – Lien entre immigration et valeurs : Legault admet avoir manqué de prudence
Le chef caquiste François Legault a reconnu qu’il a manqué de prudence en faisant le lien entre l’immigration et les valeurs québécoises. Le chef caquiste a affirmé qu’il aurait dû limiter son propos aux défis que pose l’intégration des immigrants en ce qui concerne la langue française. M. Legault a amorcé son point de presse en précisant la déclaration qu’il avait faite en fin de journée mercredi pour s’excuser.
CBC News – Legault Apologizes for Comments Citing ‘Extremism,’ ‘Violence’ as Reasons to Limit Immigration
“Immigration is a richness for Quebec,” the leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec tweeted Wednesday late afternoon, hours after he made the statement at an election campaign stop in Victoriaville, Que. “Integration will always be a challenge for a French-speaking nation in North America. I didn’t mean to associate immigration with violence. I am sorry if my comments caused confusion. My desire is to unite.”
Toronto Star – Ontario Gives OK for Nursing College to Expedite International Nurse Registration
Ontario’s minister of health has told the province’s nursing college to go ahead with regulatory changes that could get thousands more internationally trained nurses into practice more quickly. Among the college’s proposals was allowing internationally trained nurses to be temporarily registered while they go through the process of full registration, such as completing education and an exam. It also proposed to make it easier for about 5,300 non-practising nurses living in Ontario to return to the workforce, if they want to.
