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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.
Le gouvernement fédéral annonce la création du Collège des consultants en immigration et en citoyenneté cet automne afin de réglementer cette profession et protéger la clientèle vulnérable à qui elle vient en aide. Ce nouvel organisme de réglementation officiel entamera ses activités en novembre et sera doté d’outils et de pouvoirs importants pour enquêter sur les pratiques frauduleuses dans ce milieu.
Ottawa says it will bring 20,000 Afghan refugees to Canada, but has not provided a timeline, as Taliban forces continue to rapidly expand their control over the war-torn country. The refugees being brought from Afghanistan will be those most in danger, four federal ministers said at a news conference late Friday afternoon. They will include women leaders, human-rights advocates, journalists, LGBTQ individuals, those who belong to persecuted religious groups, and families of interpreters already resettled in Canada.
A three-year pilot program aimed at recruiting immigrants to work and live in various communities across Canada has been growing and flourishing in Thunder Bay, Ont. The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), a community-driven program started in 2019, is a way for newcomers to obtain permanent resident status in Canada by connecting them with full-time job opportunities. Thunder Bay, among 11 cities chosen for the pilot, now involves 80 employers in the city.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/immigration-program-thunder-bay-thriving-1.6137687
A pair of YouTubers are indirectly helping Nova Scotia’s government hit its 2021 target of attracting 7,000 newcomers to the province. “You see a lot of people talk about Toronto, Vancouver but Biba is probably the only one, as well as me, to talk about Halifax for immigrants,” Max Medyk said, an international student in the process of becoming a permanent resident. Nova Scotia’s government has traditionally struggled to retain international students after they graduate.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8101896/nova-scotia-immigration-youtubers/
Afghans trying to flee the Taliban through a special Canadian immigration program have been left behind at Kabul airport after learning they need valid passports to exit the country, according to a group helping them. About 20 interpreters and others who helped Canada’s mission in Afghanistan have been unable to board their flights due to the passport requirement, said Wendy Long, a spokesperson for Afghan-Canadian Interpreters.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8100295/afghans-who-helped-canada-stranded/
They can be doctors, lawyers and skilled labourers, but when refugees arrive in Canada they often have to find whatever employment they can. And that’s usually low-paying, service jobs. Jumpstart Refugee Talent began as an organization focused on supporting Syrian newcomers in Toronto and has since grown to serving refugees from all backgrounds across Canada and works to address underemployment and economic inclusion.