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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.
Yama Naseemi was shot in the forehead outside of his Kabul home Saturday, according to an advocacy group leading an evacuation effort for some of the most vulnerable Afghans. Operation Abraham, as the group is known, has provided the Liberal government with a list of approximately 95 Afghans who need immediate protection, including Mr. Naseemi and his family members.
Canada has accepted more than 100,000 applications under the new Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel visa. Nova Scotia has already welcomed more than 100 Ukrainians and is preparing to welcome 300 more on June 2. More are expected after that. With the continuous influx, the provincial government is working to plan settlement services and housing for hundreds on short notice. The result is that many Nova Scotians have had to open their homes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-ukrainian-refugees-1.6452662
Daria Yepifanova fled Ukraine on March 8 with her mother Natalya and a one-year-old baby, about two weeks after Russia first invaded. Her city, Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine is just 50 kilometres from the Russian border. It was attacked on the first day of the offensive on February 24. “We try to learn English, it’s very hard for us,” said Yepifanova, who arrived to Canada on April 12.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-refugees-challenges-1.6454472
Never before have more people been on the move. Globalization, war and climate catastrophes have pushed workers, refugees and migrants to leave their homes at record pace. And yet budget-conscious governments around the world have increasingly turned to private, for-profit companies to handle visa processing. Enter VFS Global.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8821140/vfs-global-canada-immigration-visa-applications/
Quebec should aim to welcome 100,000 immigrants per year, according to the Conseil du patronat (CPQ). The number is almost twice the threshold set by the Quebec government. The CPQ made the request in a white paper on immigration made public Monday. A little over a week ago, the Conseil du patronat, along with employer organizations, had instead suggested a threshold of 80,000 newcomers per year to alleviate labour shortages.
Many Ukrainians applying to come to Canada as Russia’s invasion of their country drags on are doing so as an “insurance policy” and a “backup plan,” the Canadian immigration minister has said. In an interview Sunday with The West Block‘s guest host, Eric Sorensen, Sean Fraser said more than 100,000 applications have been approved from among the roughly 200,000-large inventory. But, he said it’s difficult to predict how many Ukrainians will actually come to Canada either on a temporary basis or to settle permanently.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8835489/ukraine-canada-emergency-travel-sean-fraser-interview/