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.
Toronto Star – International Students Waylaid by COVID-19 Will Get Second Chance at Canadian Work Experience
International students who have failed to secure coveted Canadian job experience due to the pandemic will be given another shot at meeting a necessary requirement for permanent residence, says Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. On Friday, Ottawa will launch a temporary policy to allow international students with an expired or expiring post-graduate work permit to apply for a new permit that will be valid for 18 months.
CBC News – Refugees in Canada Share Recipes and Tastes of Home in New Digital Cookbook
The cookbook, Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community, features recipes from all over the world, contributed by refugees who have made Canada their home. Aya Wadi, a Syrian refugee who has settled in Thunder Bay, Ont., says sharing these recipes with people in her new home is a way of appreciating and honouring the times she spent cooking with family.
Globe and Mail – Canada Calls Hong Kong Mass Arrests an ‘Assault on Representative Democracy’
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last June imposed a security law which opponents say is aimed at quashing dissent. Among those charged is Alvin Yeung, a former Canadian who relinquished his citizenship years ago in order to serve as a public official in Hong Kong. Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne condemned the arrests.
Toronto Star – This Activist Launched an Organization to Support LGBTQ Refugees From African Countries Just Four Months After Arriving in Canada as One Herself
Christopher Nkambwe knew it was time to leave Uganda after her third run-in with police tied to her being trans and her work in the local LGBTQ community. Arriving in Canada a few months later, she faced new challenges — she was without a support system or place to go. Once she successfully claimed refugee status, which took four months, she wasted no time getting to work helping others.
CBC News – Syrian-Canadian Boy Excelling on Ice, 1 Year After Community Rallied to Put Him in Hockey
At the arena in St. John’s, Yamen Bai is just like any other 11-year-old boy on the Avalon Celtics. He’s eager, happy and completely in his element. A year ago, he was the subject of a social media call-out — a Syrian refugee child who desperately wanted to play hockey with his friends, but didn’t have any equipment. The man who made the post was behind the opposing team’s bench on this particular Sunday morning, leading his son’s team in a friendly game against Bai’s group.
CBC News – Calling All Landlords: London Organization Offering Sensitivity Training
LUSO Community Services, a multicultural resource centre, created the Cultural Sensitivity Training and Tools for Housing Sector program back in 2016, in response to hundreds of Syrian refugees who were settling in the city. At the time, that local funding came from the United Way. The program was developed based on feedback and consultation with the housing sector in an effort to help city landlords, supervisors and building managers better understand immigrant tenants both in terms of language and cultural differences.
