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.


Globe and Mail – Federal Government Seeks to Attract Foreign Talent by Making Start-up Visa Program Permanent

The federal government is moving to entrench an immigration pilot project known as the Start-up Visa Program, which offers permanent residency to foreign entrepreneurs who agree to bring their companies to Canada. Started in 2013 under the Harper government, the Start-up Visa Program was set to expire in 2018, but will now remain a part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) policy.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/federal-government-to-root-start-up-visa-program-in-policy/article35833809/

CBC News – Red Cross to Monitor Canada’s Immigration Detention Centres

The federal government has signed a contract with the Canadian Red Cross for the monitoring of Canada’s immigration detention centres to ensure they comply with domestic and international standards, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced Thursday. The two-year contract between the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the CRC will include regular visits throughout the year to detention facilities across Canada where immigration detainees are held, the government said. The aim of the program is to increase the number of detainee visits each year, requiring the CRC to conduct up to 86 site visits annually, primarily focusing on the most vulnerable, including unaccompanied minors and individuals with medical and mental health conditions, Goodale said.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/red-cross-cbsa-immigration-detention-1.4226095

CBC News – Federal Disabilities Minister ‘Frustrated’ After Family Denied Residency over Daughter’s Health Needs

An advocate who says it is “unfair” that an American family was denied permanent residency due to the potential costs of their daughter’s health problems has found an ally in Canada’s minister of persons with disabilities. The family of six moved to Canada from Colorado in 2013 and have built a business in the town of Waterhen, Man. When they came to Canada, Jon and Karissa Warkentin didn’t know that their daughter Karalynn, then two, had special needs. She was diagnosed in 2014 with epilepsy and global developmental delay.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/disabilities-minister-family-denied-residency-1.4227313