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.


BBC News – Trump Travel Ban: Judge Expands Definition of ‘Close Relative’

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s travel ban, a judge has ruled. The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii, is a fresh legal blow to Mr Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge said the ban had interpreted a Supreme Court ruling too narrowly.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40603068

CTV News – Wanted: ‘Wife’ Going to Study in Canada; Say Ads in India

Indian families desperate to get their sons to Canada are posting ads in newspapers to find brides who are on track to being accepted into a Canadian university and willing to take a new husband along, says Shinder Purewal, a former citizenship judge for the B.C. and Yukon region. Purewal says Canadian immigration officials are aware of the scheme but it’s difficult to determine if a marriage is real or legal when all the documentation is in place and there are plenty of pictures and videos of a ceremony.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/wanted-wife-going-to-study-in-canada-say-ads-in-india-1.3503079

Globe and Mail – Federal Court Voids Canadian Citizenship Revocation for 312 People

The Federal Court has nullified government attempts to strip Canadian citizenship from more than 300 people after an earlier judgment struck down key provisions of the Citizenship Act introduced by the former Conservative government under Stephen Harper. The earlier ruling, in May, declared those provisions inoperative because they were an expedited process that deprived individuals of the right to an oral hearing and did not take into account humanitarian and compassionate considerations.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/federal-court-voids-canadian-citizenship-revocation-for-312-people/article35675424/

Global News – Atlantic Immigration Pilot Uptake Off to a Slow Start

When the Atlantic Immigration Pilot was originally announced in July 2016, a goal was set by the federal government to attract 2,000 skilled workers and their families to Atlantic Canada. As part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy, the pilot is designed to fill labour gaps in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland and Labrador. However, since officially launching program in March, there’s been just over 250 skilled immigrants and international graduates who have been recruited and applied for provincial endorsement.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3593908/atlantic-immigration-pilot-uptake-off-to-a-slow-start/

BBC News – Trump’s Biggest Fans? Canadian Universities

Canadian universities are seeing a surge in applications from overseas students, with the country’s liberal, migrant-friendly image appearing to be an important attraction. Students who might once have headed for the United States now seem to be reconsidering and seeing Canada as a North American alternative.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40557377

Toronto Star – Immigration Board Refuses to Release Four-Year Detainee Ebrahim Toure

The Immigration and Refugee Board has again refused to release a West African man who has spent more than four years in maximum-security jail without charge because the government has been unable to deport him. He is being detained solely on the grounds that the government believes he is unlikely to show up if they can ever arrange his deportation.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/07/11/immigration-board-refuses-to-release-four-year-detainee-ebrahim-toure.html