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 – Different Quarantine Rules Applied to International Students
At least four universities in Nova Scotia have made it mandatory for international students who are traveling from international locations to quarantine outside of their own residence. Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University, Cape Breton University, and Acadia University ask their international students to either stay on campus or in a hotel for the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. According to the universities’ websites, international students have to pay from $650 to $1,800 for the 14-day quarantine depending on the school they attend.
Toronto Star – ‘When I Make Food, I Imagine It’s Filling Your Soul’: Former Refugees Share Stories and Recipes in UNHCR Cookbook
For Yasmen De Leon, making and eating Mexican food has been a connection to her roots that she and her family carry wherever they go. Born in Mexico, the Toronto woman migrated to the United States with her family when she was four years old before they eventually made it to Canada to find asylum in 1986. De Leon’s story and recipes are part of a cookbook published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Canada to mark the refugee agency’s 70th anniversary.
CBC News – Rural P.E.I. Students Learning English Virtually Through Pilot Program
An educational pilot program on P.E.I. aims to make learning English more accessible for students in rural parts of the Island by offering classes virtually. The program started this September and offers English as an additional language (EAL) classes to 17 high school students living in rural communities on P.E.I. Each student begins their school day by logging into a virtual classroom where they learn with classmates from four Island schools.
CBC News – Immigrants Face Financial, Emotional Ruin as Plans to Resettle in Canada Are Clipped by COVID-19
Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government’s sluggish effort to renew their immigration documents is causing them profound financial and emotional stress. Thousands of approved applicants have been trapped in limbo because border closures delayed their departures, resulting in expired authorizations. Many had already sold their homes, liquidated their assets and pulled their children from school and are now stuck in their home countries.
Montreal Gazette – Christmas Fund: Refugee Separated From His Family
Because his life was in imminent danger, Hervé had to leave his home country of Congo in a hurry. For the last year, he’s been setting up a new life in Montreal, but he had to leave his wife and children behind, so even though he’s enjoying his time getting acclimated here, it’s not the same without his family by his side.
CTV News – Canada’s Population Growth ‘Essentially Stopped’ From July to October Due to COVID-19: StatCan
A Statistics Canada report says that Canada’s population growth has “essentially stopped” due to COVID-19, with our population only going up by 2,767 from July 1 to October 1 — virtually zero per cent. The report states that those numbers represent the “lowest quarterly growth since at least January 1, 1946,” which is the point at which comparable national data become available.
