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.
Guelph Today – Guelph Woman in a Real Bind After Immigration Papers Stolen from Car
A Guelph woman is hoping to recover the identification documents stolen from her car that she says are needed to complete her citizenship. Sylvia Gawad said she was preparing to drive her daughter to school from her south-end home when she noticed her car had been entered. She had left a teal Kate Spade wallet and some identification papers in the car’s glove compartment. She usually did not keep her immigration papers from her native Egypt in her wallet, but needed to keep them handy to renew some documents, including her recently expired passport.
CBC News – Pandemic Travel Restrictions Leaving the Children of Temporary Residents Stranded Abroad
Laurence Lacroix didn’t plan to return from France without her daughter. The Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean-based restaurateur is one of dozens of temporary residents in Quebec whose children aren’t being allowed to re-enter Canada after travelling with their parents outside the country. Families say they’re being separated because of stringent COVID-19 travel restrictions. Children of temporary residents who weren’t born in Canada are considered “visitors,” even if they were educated in the country, meaning Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) needs to approve their return.
ICI Nouveau-Brunswick – L’immigration est la solution, selon le DG d’une entreprise navale canadienne
Le ministre fédéral de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, Marco Mendicino, était à Bathurst lundi pour annoncer la simplification des demandes de résidence permanente dans les communautés francophones et acadiennes en situation minoritaires. Une excellente nouvelle, selon le directeur général d’une compagnie de construction navale de Caraquet, en pleine pénurie de main-d’œuvre.
Radio-Canada – Immigration humanitaire: les demandes refusées augmentent au Canada
Le nombre de demandes de résidence permanente pour raisons humanitaires acceptées par Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) a chuté durant la pandémie, selon des données obtenues par un organisme de défense des droits des migrants. Le Réseau pour les droits des personnes migrantes (RDPM), qui a obtenu les données d’IRCC, estime que ces refus marquent un changement de politique arbitraire et demande la régularisation des migrants sans statut.
La Presse – Le taux de rejet des demandes de résidence permanente a doublé depuis 2019
Le Réseau pour les droits des personnes migrantes (RDPM) a révélé mardi que le taux de rejet de demandes de résidence permanente au Canada pour des motifs humanitaires a doublé depuis 2019. Syed Hussan, du RDPM, a constaté en conférence de presse virtuelle que 70 % des demandes ont été rejetées de janvier à mars 2021. En comparaison, seulement 35 % des demandes avaient été rejetées en 2019.
CBC – Woe, Canada: U.S. lawmakers lament skilled immigrants moving north
American immigration laws have gathered dust for decades. Reform efforts have stalled amid partisan bickering. Businesses warn it’s costing the country talent and that’s why some U.S. politicians cast a jealous glance northward on Tuesday. A group of lawmakers held a congressional hearing titled, “Oh, Canada! How Outdated U.S. Immigration Policies Push Top Talent to Other Countries,” in a misspelled reference to the national anthem. It was an event ostensibly intended to seek lessons from Canada’s experience but wound up casting a spotlight on factors stymying U.S. immigration reform.
