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.
Le Devoir – Un ombudsman de l’immigration réclamé après les rejets massifs d’étudiants étrangers francophones
Devant les taux de refus catastrophiques des étudiants étrangers en provenance de l’Afrique francophone, des associations d’immigrants et des avocats réclament la création d’un poste d’ombudsman du ministère fédéral de l’Immigration. Le Comité permanent de la citoyenneté et de l’immigration (CIMM) a amorcé cette semaine une étude détaillée de ce problème de refus massifs. Ces taux de refus sont en augmentation et ont atteint des sommets de plus de 90 % en 2020 pour des pays comme la Guinée et la République du Congo.
Toronto Star- ‘They Have Ruined Our Lives’: They Paid Big Money Up Front to Immigrate to Quebec — But Face Wait Times of More Than Seven Years
Pakistani entrepreneur Nazakat Nawaz had the money, so the process of moving to Quebec as an investor to start a new life in Canada seemed straightforward. It took 18 months for Nawaz to be screened and issued a Certificat de Selection du Quebec. Today, after investing hundreds of thousands of dollars and years of time in the process, the 45-year-old, his wife and their four children are still waiting in the United Arab Emirates, waiting.
CTV News – Canadian Citizenship Application Delays Causing Uncertainty for Calgary Immigrants
Significant delays in the approval process to become a Canadian citizen due to ongoing staffing shortages and widespread travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic have forced some immigrants to wait nearly two years to take their oath. The extra wait times are now impacting hopeful Canadians like Amani Kaman. who immigrated to Canada as a refugee in 2013 to escape from war. Sadly, his father was killed by rebels in the process.
Radio-Canada – Santé mentale : comprendre la réalité des personnes afrodescendantes
L’Ordre des psychothérapeutes autorisés de l’Ontario met sur pied un groupe de travail pour mieux promouvoir l’équité, la diversité et l’inclusion dans la prestation de services de psychothérapie. Dans le cadre du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, Radio-Canada a recueilli le témoignage de deux Torontoises concernant l’influence d’un thérapeute afrodescendant sur leur processus de guérison.
Globe and Mail – Brother of Canadian Embassy Worker in Kabul Killed in Afghanistan
The embassy employee said he was evacuated to Canada through the special immigration program set up for those who had assisted the Canadian government in Afghanistan. The program covered family members as well, but he was unable to bring his family with him to Canada because their paperwork was incomplete. He said he found out last week that one of his brothers had been killed.
CBC News – Afghan Athletes Who Thought They Were Headed for Canada Plead with Ottawa: ‘Don’t Break Our Hearts’
A star of Afghanistan’s national women’s basketball team thought she would be in Canada by now, building a new life with her family after they were forced to flee their old one. Instead, they’re stuck living in a northern Albania hotel, mired in uncertainty. Dozens of female Afghan athletes who bravely represented their country at home and abroad are at the same hotel and in the same predicament — anxious for any news about their futures as they grow increasingly concerned for the family members they left behind.
