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.
CBC News – Association of New Canadians Working to Create Welcoming Space for LGBTQ Refugees in N.L.
A new project launched by the Association of New Canadians (ANC) is working to create a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ immigrants and refugees coming into Newfoundland and Labrador. The ANC’s provincial chapter is working in partnership with the Rainbow Refugees Association of Nova Scotia to create Project Rainbow, which will develop training for staff and orientation sessions for those arriving in the province. The group is also hoping to sponsor five LGBTQ immigrants into the province, with the goal of fundraising $20,000 per person.
Toronto Star – ‘Their Lives Matter.’ Afghan Canadians’ Plea for Help to Save Loved Ones as Kabul Falls to the Taliban
Militants waving Taliban flags entered the capital, the last frontier of the Afghan security forces, and took over the presidential palace Sunday as embattled president Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Despite Canada’s last-ditch effort the past few weeks to resettle Afghan refugees, including interpreters and civilians who worked alongside Canadian forces, Ottawa shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic operations in the country on Sunday.
La Presse – Des nouveaux efforts annoncés par le gouvernement fédéral
Le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé de nouveaux efforts pour faire venir 20 000 réfugiés afghans au pays, au moment où les talibans s’apprêtent à reprendre le pouvoir après 20 ans de guerre. Les groupes prioritaires comprennent des femmes, des défenseurs des droits humains, des journalistes, ainsi que les familles d’interprètes déjà réinstallés au Canada. Avant cette annonce, Ottawa s’est fait prier de redoubler d’ardeur pour sauver plusieurs centaines d’interprètes afghans et leur famille au moment où les talibans gagnent du terrain.
Radio-Canada – Un nouveau centre fédéral pour l’immigration francophone ouvrira ses portes au N.-B.
Le sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick inaugurera en début d’année prochaine un centre d’innovation en immigration et en prospérité économique. Il s’agira d’un bureau bilingue qui accueillera dans la province une présence fédérale permanente du ministère de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté. Le centre a un leitmotiv : recruter, intégrer et retenir les nouveaux arrivants francophones au Nouveau-Brunswick. Ce bureau – dont l’emplacement exact n’a pas encore été divulgué – bénéficiera d’une enveloppe de 12,9 millions de dollars du gouvernement du Canada.
CBC News – Ottawa expands Afghan resettlement program as Taliban approach Kabul
Faced with a deteriorating security environment throughout Afghanistan, the federal government announced Friday that it intends to take in as many as 20,000 additional refugees from the war-torn country as the Taliban inch closer to the capital Kabul. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino today described the policy change as an expansion of the resettlement program announced late last month.
Global News – Winnipeg Man Fears for Wife in Afghanistan as Taliban Control Expands
Amiri emigrated to Canada in 2006 and supports family back home, including his wife, Samia, working two jobs. He’s spent the last four years trying to bring her into the country, but her immigration case is stuck, Amiri said, even as he relentlessly contacts immigration services and lawyers. He apologizes to his wife every day during their daily two to three-hour phone conversations, and tries to console her, but he doesn’t know when she can come to Canada.
