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 – Island Refugee-Sponsorship Group to Bring Family of 9 to Canada
Issack Aden says he owes his life to his older sister. Now, he’s hoping to repay that debt, by bringing her family to Canada with help from local volunteers on P.E.I. Aden’s parents were killed in civil war in Somalia 30 years ago. He and his orphaned siblings fled to a refugee camp in Kenya. His older sister, Muslima Hassam, just 12 at the time, quit school to help raise Aden and his younger brother. Aden came to Prince Edward Island in 2011. Muslima, her husband and children remain to this day in Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp.
La Presse – Deux nouvelles voies pour les Hongkongais au Canada
Le ministre de l’Immigration Marco Mendicino a déclaré qu’Ottawa offrait deux nouvelles voies vers la résidence permanente aux résidents de Hong Kong qui travaillent ou sont de récents diplômés et qui vivent déjà au Canada. « Nous souhaitons que les nombreux jeunes Hongkongais qui envisagent de partir à l’étranger choisissent le Canada », a indiqué le ministre Mendicino dans un communiqué. Il estime que cette voie d’immigration est une « initiative historique qui vise à attirer des candidats talentueux qui feront progresser notre économie », d’autant plus que le Canada se prépare à une reprise après la pandémie de COVID-19.
Radio-Canada – Pensionnats, racisme systémique, Maurice Richard : Ottawa met à jour l’histoire canadienne
Après des années de promesses du gouvernement Trudeau, le guide distribué aux futurs Canadiens sera revu. L’ouvrage, qui comprenait des informations erronées ou incomplètes, fera une plus large place aux Autochtones, a appris Radio-Canada. Après des années de promesses et plusieurs reports, le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau va mettre à jour Découvrir le Canada, cet ouvrage utilisé annuellement par des centaines de milliers d’immigrants afin de se préparer pour leur examen de citoyenneté. Toutes les questions sont issues de ce document de référence.
Global News – Moose Jaw, Sask. Teen Tragically Drowns After Recently Immigrating to Canada with Family
A young life taken far too soon, the tragic drowning of 16-year-old Getayawkal (Getu) Mamo has left many devastated. Tania Maneso, a family friend, says the Ethiopian community in south-central Saskatchewan is heartbroken over the loss. Maneso says Getu, the eldest son of Moma Sehlamariam and Tigist Melkamu, had a bright future ahead of him. The family recently immigrated to Canada and settled in Moose Jaw, Sask.
CBC News – Pandemic Likely to Drive a Surge in Immigration Fraud, Border Agency Warns
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to drive an increase in immigration fraud and human smuggling as desperate migrants try to get into Canada, says a strategic intelligence report prepared by the Canada Border Service Agency. The report warns that economic downturns and increased poverty abroad caused by the pandemic will prompt more people to resort to irregular methods to come to Canada.
CityNews – Action to Save Montreal’s Chinatown Needs to Come Faster, Advocates Say
Hotels and luxury condos have sprung up around the ornate red and gold gate that marks the south entrance to Montreal’s Chinatown, towering above the busy dumpling restaurants and mom-and-pop stores. The threats of development and gentrification have prompted a recent wave of concern from politicians, but advocates say the action may not be coming fast enough to preserve a neighbourhood that has been historically ignored and further undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic.
