Media Roundup

La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.


CTV News – Canada to Deport Pregnant Woman Friday Despite Doctors Warning It’s Unsafe for Her to Travel

The Canada Border Services Agency ordered Farhana Sultana to leave the country after her permanent residency application on humanitarian and compassionate grounds was rejected in November. Sultana, who lives in Scarborough, said she begged the federal agency to at least let her stay until she gives birth to her baby girl, who is due on March 1, to ensure no harm is caused to her child or herself. But the CBSA finalized their decision earlier this week after its medical experts examined the letters and documents sent in by Sultana last month.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/canada-to-deport-pregnant-woman-friday-despite-doctors-warning-it-s-unsafe-for-her-to-travel-1.4760601

Reuters – ‘Empty Chairs’ Across Canada’s Academic Community After Iran Plane Crash

The crash in Iran of a Ukrainian Airlines jet bound for Toronto killed dozens of professors and researchers from campuses across Canada, leaving a painful hole in Canadian academia where Iranians have taken on starring roles in engineering. Canada has become a prime destination for Iran’s top engineering undergraduate students partly because it offers a path to citizenship for international students, said Concordia University engineering professor Ali Dolatabadi. He was the graduate supervisor for one of the victims, Siavash Ghafouri Azar.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-canada-academia/empty-chairs-across-canadas-academic-community-after-iran-plane-crash-idUSKBN1Z82I9

National Post – Plane Crash Victims Reflect Changing Pattern of Iranian Migration to Canada

Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, en route to Kyiv from Tehran on Wednesday, had 138 people on board on their way to Canada when the plane crashed shortly after take-off. The stories of the lives that have emerged in the hours since paint a portrait of Canada’s Iranian diaspora, one that’s growing steadily thanks in part to students.

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/iranian-canadians-killed-in-plane-crash-part-of-growing-diaspora-community

ICI Saskatchewan – Permettre aux villes de choisir leurs immigrants : une idée bienvenue en Saskatchewan

Afin de répondre à une promesse électorale, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé, au début du mois de janvier, la création d’un programme d’immigration qui permettra aux municipalités de choisir les immigrants en fonction des besoins locaux. Bien que le Programme des candidats municipaux n’en soit qu’à ses prémices, le principe séduit déjà plusieurs acteurs de la Saskatchewan.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1461651/immigration-economique-municipalite-saskatchewan

Libération – Migrants : l’Europe renforce son soutien aux pays méditerranéens

Face à l’augmentation du nombre de demandeurs d’asile à Chypre, Malte et en Grèce, 2 000 travailleurs humanitaires vont être dépêchés sur place cette année. Ils étaient deux fois moins en 2019. On est loin des chiffres records de 2015, année au cours de laquelle plus d’un million de personnes ont demandé l’asile sur le territoire européen. Pourtant, la situation reste tendue sur le pourtour méditerranéen, en particulier en Grèce, à Chypre et à Malte, où les arrivées de demandeurs d’asile ont doublé en 2019, selon un rapport du bureau européen d’appui en matière d’asile (EASO, de son acronyme anglais).

https://www.liberation.fr/planete/2020/01/08/migrants-l-europe-renforce-son-soutien-aux-pays-mediterraneens_1771959?fbclid=IwAR1Q2NZa5mQ5nmbayYjezu4z6DjPwXcb-Hds-BIwEMTnlz5HyeQcWIs2JIs

CBC News – New Federal Immigration Program a Plus for P.E.I., Say Municipalities, Industry

Those who would like to see an end to labour shortages on P.E.I. are applauding the federal government for moving on a new immigration program that could help alleviate some of the stress. There aren’t many details available yet about how the program will work, but the idea is one that has Gerard Adams excited. The interim CEO for the Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce said he hears from members often about problems finding workers on the Island, and believes those on the ground should be involved in the decisions.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-immigration-federal-program-2020-1.5418138