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.
Reuters – Canada to Resettle Female Afghan Judges, Families Living in Limbo
Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from Afghanistan in the fall, a spokesperson for the immigration minister said Friday. In addition to the judges and their families, a group totalling about 230 people, Canada will also resettle an unspecified number of Afghans from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities who had been referred by a third-party aid organization, the spokesperson said.
CBC News – Meet the Young Somali Canadian Playwright Taking the Story of Toronto’s Dixon Road to the Stage
When Fatuma Adar thinks of home, her memories are filled with the sights and sounds of Toronto’s Dixon Road community, its beloved convenience stories, aunties who would run daycares from their apartments and a neighbourhood whose character she’s never quite been able to find anywhere else. Now she’s bringing those personal stories to the stage in Dixon Road, a musical inspired by the Dixon Road community,
Toronto Star – How a Misspelled Name Threw This Couple Down the Rabbit Hole of Canada’s Immigration Bureaucracy
Nearly a year after Jack Harold Cockcroft filed for, and was granted, permanent residence, one thing is still holding up his paperwork: a typo — one made by the immigration department that’s left him entangled in bureaucracy in his and wife’s efforts to get it fixed. It’s an issue the Toronto couple say highlights the struggle for applicants to tackle a siloed and irresponsive immigration department, even to fix a simple mistake its staff made.
CBC News – Saskatchewan Man Fears for Ethiopian Family Displaced by Violence
Ted Jaleta, an accomplished Regina-based athlete, said he feels powerless to help his brothers who have lost their homes and livelihoods as ethnic violence grips Ethiopia. The well-known running coach and community volunteer made the Saskatchewan capital his home after fleeing violence in the African country nearly 40 years ago. Now he fears for his family members and other ethnic minorities who are under threat.
CBC News – P.E.I. Immigrant Services Association Happy to See More Help for Newcomers
2021 was another slow year for immigration to P.E.I. due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigrant and Refugee Services Association P.E.I. worked with just over 1,000 new clients this year, but pre-pandemic that number was closer to 2,000. And the ongoing pandemic restrictions are making it tougher than usual for the immigrants and refugees who do choose to settle on P.E.I.
Global News – Kelowna Contractor Ordered to Pay $90k in Unpaid Wages to Temporary Foreign Workers
A Kelowna-based construction business has been ordered to dish out more than $90,000 in unpaid wages to three former employees hired under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. The three workers were hired by Everlasting Stucco in 2018 as stucco plasterers and were listed on the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) issued by Service Canada as prospective employees of Harkanwaldeep Singh, according to an appeal decision from the B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal.
