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 – Manitoba Orders Regulator to Remove Barrier that Prevented Some Internationally Trained Nurses from Working
Health Minister Audrey Gordon is promising to remove perhaps the biggest obstacle for internationally trained nurses working in another province who are trying to move back to Manitoba. Gordon has issued a compliance order that forces the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba to remove its requirement that internationally educated nurses already licensed in other jurisdictions in Canada be subject to further testing if they’re trying again to be accredited in Manitoba.
CBC News – ‘I Feel Helpless’: Ukrainian Newcomers Denied Subsidized Daycare in Quebec Due to Status
When Oleksandra Zhovtiuk chose to settle in Quebec after fleeing her war-torn city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, she said she chose the French province for one reason: its renowned low-cost government daycares. After arriving in Quebec in July, Zhovtiuk quickly applied for spots for her two youngest at two local subsidized daycares and got accepted at both. So it came as a shock to Zhovtiuk when both daycares abruptly withdrew the spots, telling her it was due to her newcomer status.
CityNews – Man Claiming to Be Canadian Immigration Minister Duping Immigrant Hopefuls
A Toronto woman is raising a red flag about a fraudulent agent who is allegedly running a bold scam on Facebook, defrauding people in vulnerable situations who are looking for a better life in Canada. The man claims to be Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, with a Facebook profile displaying the minister’s name and image. Valentina Dritton tells CityNews a friend showed her the profile and after consulting with family, she felt it was legitimate.
Ottawa Citizen – ‘Still Stuck in Limbo’: Afghans Grow Increasingly Desperate in Immigration Waiting Game
Afghan women’s rights worker Farzana Adell Ghadiya lives in an undisclosed country, dependent on gifts from supporters — her savings have run out — while a network of Canadians works to bring her here. “Farzana, because of her past work, is on the hit list,” said Matthew Behrens, co-ordinator of the Rural Refugee Rights Network. “She’ll be dead if we don’t get her out of there.” One year after the fall of Kabul, when Afghanistan’s capital city was captured by the Taliban, Canada’s efforts to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees are a “lethal failure,” Behrens said.
La Presse – Le processus d’accueil pourrait être assoupli, croit un expert
Une nouvelle étude recommande que le Canada modifie sa politique en matière de visas afin d’accélérer l’admission des réfugiés ukrainiens, qui a considérablement ralenti. L’étude de l’École de politiques publiques de l’Université de Calgary, publiée jeudi, indique que comparativement à d’autres pays, le Canada a accueilli un petit nombre des millions d’Ukrainiens qui ont été déplacés depuis que la Russie a envahi ce pays d’Europe de l’Est en février.
CTV News – More Ukrainian Refugees Could Come to Canada if Visa Policy Eased: Report
The study by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy says that compared to other countries, Canada has received a small number of the millions of Ukrainians who have been displaced since Russia invaded the eastern European country in February. “Applications by Ukrainians are starting to far outstrip the number that are being granted by the Canadian government and we don’t even have a really clear picture of how many Ukrainians are coming into the country,” said author Robert Falconer.
