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 – Edmonton-based Chair of National Migrant Rights Group Faces Deportation
Danilo De Leon, national chair of Migrante Canada, is set to leave the country for the Philippines on Monday. His temporary residency status expired in 2016; since then he has been an undocumented worker. De Leon’s case has been amplified by the cross-Canadian organization Migrant Rights Network, which has circulated a petition calling on Ottawa to halt deportations and provide permanent resident status to everyone currently in Canada without status.
CBC News – ‘Today Is a Fantastic Day’: Manitoba Welcomes More Than 320 Afghan Refugees
Tears welled up in Sayed Najib Amin’s eyes and his voice cracked between sobs as he waited for his young nephews to arrive at Winnipeg’s international airport on Friday, exactly a year after the boys’ parents were killed in Kabul. After months of anticipation and delays, a charter plane from Pakistan carrying 324 Afghanistan refugees — including 120 children — landed in Winnipeg. Among the arrivals were two boys, age 2½ and four. They are Amin’s orphaned nephews.
Radio-Canada – Les retards dans la délivrance de visas inquiètent les étudiants étrangers
Le haut-commissariat de l’Inde à Ottawa a décidé d’intervenir auprès du gouvernement fédéral pour que ses ressortissants en attente de visa ne manquent pas leurs premiers cours au Canada. Le ministre de l’Immigration, Sean Fraser, a déclaré que le gouvernement cherchait des moyens de prioriser les demandes de visa pour les étudiants étrangers qui doivent commencer l’école dans les prochaines semaines, car beaucoup craignent de ne pas arriver au Canada à temps pour la rentrée.
Globe and Mail – International Students Waiting for Visas from Ottawa at Risk of Missing Start of Classes
The issue has sparked a complaint from the Indian High Commission in Ottawa, which said in a statement that it has received a number of petitions from Indian students frustrated with lengthy wait times for visa processing. India is Canada’s largest source country for international postsecondary students. Students from outside Canada pay tuition fees that are often more than two or three times higher than those paid by domestic students, and that money has become a crucial source of funding to universities and colleges across the country.
CBC News – Her Work Permit Expired the Day It Was Issued, Leaving this Refugee Claimant Hopeless
After 16 months of pleading with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to move her case forward over phone, email, in person, and through her lawyer, Eden Zebene had her eligibility interview in late July — a step claimants need to pass in order to get work and study permits. Though still without a study permit, she finally got her work permit this month, giving her a glimmer of hope — only to find it expired the same day it was issued: Aug. 6, 2022.
CBC News – Manitoba Permanent Resident Waiting for Health Care Feels ‘Cheated’ After Bill for ER Visit
On July 31, the 19-year-old went to the emergency room at Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital because she was experiencing shortness of breath. She was treated, but later billed $337 for the visit because she did not have a Manitoba Health card. She had applied for one on April 8, but still had not received it when she went to the hospital, almost four months later. “I feel cheated,” she said.
