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 Devoir – Des travailleurs agricoles réclament les prestations qui leur sont dues
Ils ont payé leurs cotisations d’assurance-emploi durant des années. Ils ont travaillé sans relâche, même en pandémie. Dix mois après avoir été mis à pied, un groupe de 18 travailleurs temporaires agricoles du Guatemala attendent toujours de recevoir la compensation financière du gouvernement fédéral à laquelle ils ont droit. Les temporaires étrangers sont soumis aux mêmes obligations que les autres travailleurs et contribuent donc au filet social du pays. Pour une rare fois, ce groupe de travailleurs était admissible à des prestations d’assurance-emploi
CBC News – Protesters in Laval Call on Federal Government to Stop Detaining Migrants During Pandemic
A group of activists gathered in front of the Immigration Holding Centre in Laval on Saturday to protest the detention of migrants after several cases of COVID-19 were reported in the facility last month. Protests were held in Quebec and across the country to mark the one-year anniversary of the first reported case of COVID-19 at a Canadian detention centre. Immigration detention facilities, like the one in Laval, are federally-operated centres where people are held pending decisions from immigration authorities about deportation and the granting of visas.
Global News – ‘Everyone Is At Risk’: Migrants and Undocumented Workers Need the COVID-19 Vaccine Too
During the pandemic, essential workers like Lily are being called heroes. But despite caring for people on the frontlines of this health crisis, Lily herself doesn’t have access to healthcare. She’s undocumented. We have changed her name to protect her identity as she fears deportation. Because she works in long-term care in Toronto, one of the cities hardest hit by COVID-19, she should have been among some of the first people to receive the vaccine.
Le Devoir- Augmentation des résidents non permanents dans les écoles anglaises
Les nouveaux arrivants ayant des permis de séjour temporaires sont de plus en plus nombreux à envoyer leurs enfants dans les écoles anglophones, a appris Le Devoir. En dix ans, le nombre d’élèves à statut temporaire inscrits dans les écoles primaires et secondaires anglaises du Québec, ce que permet une exception de la loi 101, a plus que doublé. Entre 2010 et 2019, il est passé de 2010 à 4428 élèves non résidents permanents, dont la majorité se trouve sur l’île de Montréal.
CTV News – Canada Reports Lowest Population Growth Rate in Over a Century Due to COVID-19: StatCan
With lower rates of international migration and climbing death rates, Canada saw its lowest population growth rate percentage last year since 1916, Statistics Canada reports. The data released Thursday indicates that Canada’s population increased by 0.4 per cent in 2020. This is approximately one-quarter of the growth seen in 2019, and the lowest annual growth rate percentage since 1916, when Canada was at war.
Toronto Star – U.S. Spa Murders Highlight Pattern of ‘Disturbing, Racist Attacks’ Against Asian Diaspora, Say Canadian Advocates
Members of Asian Canadian communities have long been sounding the alarm about the increase in violent, racist incidents across Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now, following shootings in Atlanta that left six women of Asian descent dead, they say trying to raise attention to the issue has left them exhausted. Ongoing research by several organizations into increased anti-Asian racism in the wake of COVID-19 has shown the majority of those impacted by attacks are Asian women.
