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.
La Presse – Ottawa appelé à « faire preuve d’humanité »
C’est une dizaine de députés — toutes formations politiques confondues — qui ont dénoncé samedi « l’injustice » que vivent des milliers de familles, lors d’une conférence virtuelle organisée par Faces of Advocacy (Plaidoyer pour le regroupement familial à la frontière canadienne, en français). L’organisme, qui compte plus de 7200 membres, fait pression sur Ottawa depuis des mois pour obtenir des assouplissements en matière de réunification familiale.
CBC News – Canada Issues Last-Minute Visas Allowing Pregnant Mom to Return Home from Haiti with Her Children
A Canadian woman who is entering the last month of her pregnancy was finally able to return home to Canada, after the federal government granted last-minute temporary resident visas to her soon-to-be adopted Haitian children. Sarah Wallace, her husband, Jean-Pierre Valteau, and their three children — Jean-Jacques Valteau, Jean-Moise Kessa, and Eva-Maria Doris — flew in to Vancouver Saturday afternoon. Immigration Canada issued the visas late Friday night as the family was en route to Seattle.
INFO Radio-Canada – Louise Arbour appelle à la régularisation des migrants en situation d’irrégularité
Louise Arbour, ancienne juge et ex-représentante spéciale du secrétaire général des Nations unies pour la migration internationale, propose une régularisation généralisée des personnes qui se trouvent au Canada en situation d’irrégularité. Elle évoque par exemple les migrants qui sont en attente d’un statut au Canada et les personnes dont le visa est arrivé à échéance et qui se trouvent encore en sol canadien.
CTV News – Pregnant Immigrant Pays $7,000 in Medical Bills as She Waits on Status Approval
Mariam Galstyan arrived in Canada from Russia 10 months ago to be with her husband. “We were planning to stay in Canada, which is why we applied for a work permit and residence permit,” explained Galstyan. They were told by the federal government her immigration application would take up to one year. In March, the application was sent to Quebec for the Quebec Selection Certificate, but the system had shut down due to COVID-19. It now has a large backlog.
Global News – Coronavirus: Ottawa to Ease Border Restrictions for Compassionate Visits by Foreign Nationals
The federal government is expected to announce next week that it will ease border restrictions that were preventing Canadians from seeing family members and loved ones that are foreign nationals living in another country. The federal government’s definition of “immediate family” is too restrictive, says a group called Faces of Advocacy, which held a virtual rally Saturday where MPs from all parties, including from the governing Liberals, spoke in favour of broadening that definition to allow more Canadians to unite with families and loved ones.
Toronto Star – How the Canadian Job Market Marginalizes Newcomer Talent
Uber driver. Contact centre worker. Cashier. These are not just job listings to be found posted on a shop window along the Danforth. These are frontline work opportunities often contemplated by seasoned newcomer professionals — doctors, lawyers, and senior managers after the first few months of searching for work in a job market that is neither impressed by their expertise or experience in the formal sectors of their birth countries.
