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.
La Presse – Une Ontarienne de 40 ans accusée pour le trafic de travailleurs mexicains
Une femme de 40 ans a été accusée en Ontario dans le cadre d’une enquête en cours sur la traite de personnes — des travailleurs mexicains. Selon la police de Toronto, l’enquête avait débuté en avril, à la suite d’informations selon lesquelles une femme aurait recruté des ressortissants mexicains en leur promettant du travail et un logement au Canada. À leur arrivée dans le pays, la femme aurait volé leurs documents de voyage, exploité leur statut d’immigration au Canada, facilité leur emploi et « saisi une part considérable » de leur salaire, selon la police.
Le Devoir – Les migrants ukrainiens rencontrent des obstacles dans l’accès aux soins de santé
Des experts en santé des migrants préviennent que l’afflux rapide d’Ukrainiens fuyant vers le Canada pourrait faire en sorte que certains d’entre eux connaissent des difficultés à accéder aux soins primaires. Une nouvelle analyse publiée lundi dans le Journal de l’Association médicale canadienne suggère que le programme canadien de visas spéciaux pour les Ukrainiens fuyant la guerre peut aider à faciliter le processus d’immigration, mais pourrait également créer des lacunes du point de vue de l’accès aux soins médicaux.
CBC News – Refugee Sponsor Groups Accuse Ottawa of ‘Breach of Agreement’ as Families Wait to Reunite
More than 100 groups across Canada that have formal agreements with Ottawa to privately sponsor refugees are accusing the federal government of breaching their agreements, leaving them unable to help vulnerable people. These groups, known as Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAHs), are religious, humanitarian, or community organizations that assume the full financial, legal and logistical obligations related to settling refugees in Canada.
Toronto Star – Doug Ford Wants to Combat Labour Shortages with More Immigrants
Premier Doug Ford plans to press the federal government for immigration rules similar to Quebec’s so Ontario can address labour shortages across the province. And in British Columbia, at the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation, he is seeking support from his 12 provincial and territorial leaders to join the call for more choice and flexibility from the federal government — as well as faster processing of workers, which can now take more than two years.
Toronto Star – ‘9428’ Is a Young Child’s Compelling Immigration Story at This Year’s Fringe Festival
The voices of doubt eat away at the mind. In the head of Arman (Aylin Oyan Salahshoor), the seven-year-old protagonist at the centre of “9428,” they manifest in the form of a shape-shifting, anthropomorphic immigration monster. Less of a demon and more of a jocky schoolyard bully, the creature badgers the young girl — interrogating her about her family’s decision to migrate from Iran to Toronto, and if it was the right choice.
Calgary Herald – ‘This Is the Place to Be’: Citizenship Ceremony at Stampede Welcomes New Canadians
Amas and Osauyi Egbe’s first moments as Canadian citizens were largely spent wrangling their energetic son, Brian, as he jolted around a small stage near the Elbow River under a sun-filled southern Alberta sky. While three-year-old Brian is Canadian by birth, his parents — more than four years after emigrating to Canada from Nigeria — finally joined him as official Canadian citizens at a ceremony on the Stampede grounds Monday morning.
