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.
Chronicle Herald – Newfoundland and Labrador Announces $700K for Immigration Initiatives on Province’s West Coast
During an event at the College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook on Monday, Immigration, Skills and Labour Minister Gerry Byrne announced the province, with assistance from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Development Agreement, is allocating $600,000 over two years to establish an Economic Immigration Ideas Lab in Corner Brook. The province intends for the lab to bring together leaders in communities, business, labour and post-secondary education to incubate new approaches to recruit and retain immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Toronto Star – Border Services Lists “X-Factors” Driving Irregular Migration
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has identified several push scenarios in various countries that are expected to drive “irregular migration” to Canada, according to an internal report. The push scenarios labelled as “X-Factors” are listed in an intelligence document from the Irregular Migration Intelligence Section of the CBSA and was obtained by Lexbase, an authoritative immigration newsletter authored by Vancouver lawyer Richard Kurland.
La Tribune – Des mentors bienveillants pour les étudiants étrangers
Même si la pandémie a entrainé son lot de conséquences pour les étudiants universitaires, certains tentent de faire une différence. Des étudiants de l’Université de Sherbrooke se sont portés volontaires afin de parrainer et de participer à l’intégration des étudiants étrangers provenant des quatre coins du monde.
Le Droit – Étudiants étrangers : étudier à distance… à distance!
Décalage horaire, déconnexion de la société québécoise, démotivation. Plusieurs étudiants étrangers ont vu leurs plans chamboulés par la pandémie, hélas contraints de devoir commencer leurs études à l’Université Laval… outre-mer.
Radio-Canada – Francisation des demandeurs d’asile : Québec simplifie le processus d’admission
Sévèrement critiqué l’automne dernier, le gouvernement Legault revient à des critères plus simples pour les demandeurs d’asile qui veulent apprendre le français. Des centaines d’entre eux pourront ainsi retourner sur les bancs d’école comme ils le souhaitaient.
CTV News – Maritime Woman Pleads for Help After Husband Goes Missing in Uganda
A Maritime woman, originally from Congo, is desperately seeking information after her husband vanished over a month ago. 34-year-old Etienne Basenge was on a trip to help his ill mother, who lives in a refugee camp in Uganda, a country in a state of political unrest as presidential elections loom. Begging for assistance from the federal government, she and her three children are experiencing yet another heartache after already enduring so much.
