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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.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced Thursday that the special immigration pathway for recent graduates and skilled workers from Hong Kong will officially open on Feb. 8, 2021—from that date, Hong Kong residents will be able to apply for new open work permits. The pathway framework was released last November, but even before that Canada had begun accepting pro-democracy activists as refugees.
Government officials and the agricultural sector are much better positioned to meet the needs this growing season of the temporary foreign workers needed to plant, grow and harvest crops in the local agri-food sector, Liberal Minister of Immigration Marco Mendicino said Friday. A year ago, COVID-19 infections were rampant among those essential farm workers, two of whom died in Essex County after having contracted the coronavirus.
Thierry Rassam is the CEO of BridgeMTL, a not-for-profit focused on helping immigrant entrepreneurs establish their businesses. Rassam explains that personal networks and resources are invaluable for Canadian-born entrepreneurs, but those advantages are not always readily available to people immigrating here. This is why he and his colleagues offer their networks to immigrant entrepreneurs who might need the help. The goal, Rassam says, is to ease their transition to Quebec, and to connect them to the wider business community.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bridgemtl-entrepreneurs-immigrants-network-1.5900334
Le gouvernement fédéral met en place des initiatives qui aideront les citoyens de Hong Kong à rester au Canada s’ils le désirent, plutôt que de devoir rentrer dans leur territoire dont la vie démocratique est fragilisée par la Chine. Le premier programme s’adressera à compter de lundi prochain aux résidents de Hong Kong qui ont obtenu un diplôme postsecondaire au Canada au cours des cinq dernières années ou qui possèdent une formation étrangère équivalente. Ils seront admissibles à l’obtention d’un permis de travail pouvant durer jusqu’à trois ans, ce qui constituera une porte ouverte pour une demande de rester en permanence au Canada.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1768277/canada-aide-residents-hong-kong-immigration
Des demandeurs d’asile disent avoir toujours de la difficulté à obtenir des soins de santé au Québec en présentant leur certificat du Programme de santé intérimaire. Parce que ceux-ci n’ont pas en main une carte valide de la RAMQ, certains prestataires de services refusent de soigner cette clientèle ou exigent qu’elle paie le coût des soins. À court de moyens financiers, plusieurs demandeurs d’asile se privent donc des traitements dont ils ont besoin et d’autres se débrouillent autrement pour soigner leurs maux.
One of several new immigration programs designed to give Hong Kong residents a safe haven in Canada will open for applications on Monday. The program is open to Hong Kong residents who’ve graduated with a Canadian post-secondary diploma or degree in the last five years or hold an equivalent foreign credential. They’ll be eligible to receive a work permit for up to three years, which could in turn open up the option for them to remain in Canada permanently.
https://globalnews.ca/news/7619147/canada-hong-kong-immigration-program/