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.
La Presse – Départ d’expatriés français. Adieu, le Québec!
La pandémie et tout l’isolement qu’elle a provoqué ont contribué au départ du Québec d’expatriés français. À l’échelle internationale, les expatriés français sont plus nombreux qu’avant à penser au retour. Le tiers d’entre eux envisagent de se réinstaller en France à terme, selon l’Observatoire de l’expatriation, consultation menée cet hiver par la Banque Transatlantique auprès de 8000 Français vivant à l’étranger. C’est six points de pourcentage de plus que l’année précédente, conséquence de la pandémie.
CBC News – Canada to Admit 45,000 Refugees This Year, Speed Up Permanent Residency Applications
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced plans to expedite applications and increase the number of refugees coming to Canada at a news conference today. This year, the country will increase the number of protected persons admitted from 23,500 to 45,000 and will also expedite the processing of applications for permanent residency, he said. Over 40,000 protected persons and their families are living in Canada awaiting permanent residency. So far this year, 17,900 became permanent residents.
CBC News – Migrant Worker Died During Hotel Quarantine, Advocacy Group Says
A Guatemalan migrant worker quarantining in the Sarnia area has died, CBC News has learned. According to Justice for Migrant Workers, an advocacy group that raises awareness of the rights of temporary foreign workers, the father of two had worked in the Sarnia area for the last few years. The worker was found in his quarantine hotel room on Monday, Ramsaroop said.
Reuters – Canada Vows to Nearly Double Intake of ‘Protected Persons’ as Refugee Family Backlog Grows
Canada will admit more refugees and their families this year as part of its effort to tackle a global crisis, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday. He said Canada will take nearly double the number of protected persons, defined as people who have applied for and been granted refugee status after arriving in the country, as well as their immediate families abroad. The new target is 45,000, up from 23,500.
CTV News – Canada Announces Plan to Settle 500 Refugees and Families Ahead of World Refugee Day
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has announced a new policy to help settle 500 refugees and their families in a news conference today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says this will bolster the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot launched in 2018 and will not only allow Canada to welcome more refugees but “flips the stereotype” of refugees as “solely victims.” The pilot recognizes the talents and skills of refugees by welcoming them through economic immigration streams.
La Presse – Projet de loi 83 et migrants à statut précaire. Les femmes enceintes oubliées
En effet, le projet de loi 83 ne permet pas aux femmes enceintes à statut migratoire précaire (c’est-à-dire, au statut temporaire ou sans statut) d’avoir accès aux médicaments et suivi médical couverts par le régime d’assurance maladie du Québec. Sans ressource, ces femmes n’ont pas ou peu de suivi tout au long de leur grossesse. Dans son portrait montréalais Demandeurs d’asile, réfugiés et migrants à statut précaire1, la Direction régionale de la santé publique de Montréal souligne en 2019 que l’absence de soins prénataux adéquats serait associée à une plus forte probabilité de naissances prématurées et de faible poids pour les nouveau-nés.
