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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.
The lawyer for the former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash hopes he will get a chance to argue against his client’s possible deportation before the Federal Court of Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency recommended in March that Jaskirat Singh Sidhu be handed over to the Immigration and Refugee Board to decide if he should be deported back to India.
Some advocates working with refugees and newcomers to Ottawa say people have largely forgotten those who fled various countries and are resettling in the region, as news headlines focus on helping Ukrainians fleeing war. “When we talk about refugees who are not Ukrainian, we are in no way minimizing what Ukrainians are going through,” said Louisa Taylor, director of Refugee 613, an agency that helps newcomers get settled.
When Yarley Zapata came to London from Colombia as a refugee, she left her career as a dentist behind. Making art has become her “safe place” as she learns English and works toward her dental certification in a new country. Zapata is one of the artists featured on CCLC Marketplace, a new online shop launched by London Cross Cultural Learner Centre. The month-long pilot project shares diverse talents with the broader community — and tackles barriers newcomers face starting businesses in a new country.
La création d’une instance nationale et des changements pour mieux accueillir les immigrants. C’est ce que propose le Comité consultatif national en établissement francophone (CCNÉF) dans son rapport publié le 15 juin. Une manière pour les services d’établissements au Canada d’assurer une intégration et une rétention réussies des personnes immigrantes dans les communautés francophones et acadienne. C’est la première fois que plusieurs joueurs du secteur de l’établissement en immigration proposent une instance pancanadienne d’appui et de coordination.
Canada’s chronic visa backlogs are responsible for scores of no-shows at a prominent Toronto tech conference this week, and prompted at least one technopreneur to take his investment dollars elsewhere. “I’ll focus on business expansion in Europe, instead of Canada,” said business owner Sameer, who was hoping to foster North American contacts for his Bangalore-based lead generation company at Collision 2022 in Toronto. Sameer, who requested his surname withheld, is one of many Collision 2022 delegates from Southeast Asia and Africa forced to miss this year’s conference.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-visa-woes-leaving-empty-seats-at-major-tech-conference
Five newcomers to Canada pitched business ideas to investors on Monday as part of a new mentorship program designed to help startups founded by refugees. The educational program, which connects refugees to investors, is called REinvest and the pitch event was held in downtown Toronto on World Refugee Day. Angel Investors Ontario, an organization of “angel investors” who provide capital and mentorship to startups across Ontario, and Jumpstart Refugee Talent, a refugee-led non-profit organization, created the program to support refugees who start businesses.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/reinvest-angel-investors-ontario-refugee-startups-1.6495514