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.
Globe and Mail – Canadian Citizenship Oath Could Help Newcomers Learn More About Indigenous People
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which examined the history and legacy of residential schools in Canada, issued 94 recommendations, or calls to action. Numbers 93 and 94 urged the federal government to update the Canadian citizenship guide and test, as well as the oath, to reflect a more inclusive history of Indigenous Peoples and a recognition of their treaties and rights. This way, newcomers and immigrants to Canada would have a more thorough understanding about First Nations, Metis and Inuit, as well as their cultures.
Le Devoir – Des normes de logement inférieures à toutes les autres pour les travailleurs étrangers
Le tiers des 675 travailleurs sondés par le Réseau d’aide aux travailleuses et travailleurs migrants agricoles du Québec ont évalué que leur logement avait des problèmes de salubrité. Les normes canadiennes des logements pour les travailleurs étrangers temporaires sont inférieures aux autres standards nationaux et internationaux. Les problèmes de logement sont d’ailleurs le premier motif de plaintes pour près de la moitié des travailleurs étrangers en agriculture, selon les informations obtenues par Le Devoir auprès du ministère du Travail du Mexique.
Radio-Canada – Des dossiers d’immigration renvoyés et perdus, des candidats désespérés
En cas de question supplémentaire ou de pièces manquantes, le ministère fédéral de l’Immigration renvoie l’intégralité d’un dossier d’immigration par la voie postale ordinaire, sans aucun numéro de suivi. Selon Postes Canada, l’envoi d’un tel dossier sensible par la voie normale, tel que le fait IRCC, n’est pas l’idéal. Ces pratiques devraient cependant prochainement évoluer. Ottawa assure être actuellement en train de mettre en place des mesures pour réduire le nombre de demandes renvoyées aux demandeurs en raison de signatures, de frais ou de documents manquants.
CBC News – Report Details Poor Living Conditions, ‘Unscrupulous’ Practices for P.E.I. Migrant Workers
Researchers from the Cooper Institute and Dalhousie and St. Thomas universities interviewed 15 migrant workers who travelled to P.E.I. last summer during the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at whether they were provided with enough protection from the virus. The report found that while COVID-19 protocols were followed in the workplace, the same could not always be said for the living conditions of temporary foreign workers.
National News – ‘Peace by Chocolate’: Syrian actor Hatem Ali’s final movie to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
A heartfelt refugee drama featuring Syrian actor and director Hatem Ali in his final role, will premiere online at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 17. Based on a true story, Peace by Chocolate is Canadian director Jonathan Keijser’s debut feature and tells the story of a Syrian family who flee their war-torn country after their chocolate factory is bombed, and attempt to make a new start in a rural town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Christine Qin Yang, the vice-chair of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Women’s Advisory Committee, made a presentation to the executive standing committee. Qin Yang told committee members that between February 2020 and March 2021, 1,550 anti-Asian incidents were reported across Canada and 59 per cent of those were directed against women. She believes many more incidents go unreported. Qin Yang said she could not provide numbers for Halifax because police here do not collect data based on race or gender.
