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.


Radio-Canada – Emprisonnement de migrants : recours collectif autorisé contre le fédéral

La Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario autorise un recours collectif contre le gouvernement fédéral en lien avec l’incarcération de migrants pour des raisons administratives. L’action collective représente 8360 personnes qui ont été détenues dans 87 prisons provinciales ou territoriales par l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) entre 2016 et 2023. Dans sa décision rendue vendredi, la Cour a rejeté chacune des 15 objections soulevées par les avocats du gouvernement canadien qui tentaient de stopper ce recours.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/fr/nouvelle/2086575/detention-migrants-prison-recourscollectif

CP24 – York. U track star and family granted last-minute reprieve from deportation

A GTA track star and his family who were facing imminent deportation to Jamaica have been given a one-year reprieve to stay in Canada. York University student-athlete Tamarri Lindo is one of the country’s top-ranked hurdlers at the collegiate level and won a bronze medal at the U SPORTS track and field championship in March.

https://www.cp24.com/news/york-u-track-star-and-family-granted-last-minute-reprieve-from-deportation-1.6956842

CBC News – Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against the federal government regarding the use of provincial jails for immigration detainees. The suit represents 8,360 people who were detained in 87 provincial and territorial jails by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) between 2016 and 2023. In the decision issued Friday, the court rejected each of the 15 objections raised by the federal government’s lawyers who were trying to stop the action from proceeding.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-court-approves-class-action-by-immigration-detainees-against-federal-government-1.7257602

Radio-Canada – Une association musulmane déboutée en appel au sujet de son recours contre le fisc

L’Association des musulmans du Canada soutenait que l’audit dont elle faisait l’objet violait les garanties de la Charte en matière de liberté de religion, d’expression et d’association. La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario a rejeté, lundi, la requête de l’Association des musulmans du Canada (MAC), qui contestait la décision d’un tribunal inférieur au sujet d’une vérification des comptes dont elle faisait l’objet devant l’Agence du revenu du Canada.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2086656/association-musulmans-appel-revenucanada

CBC News – Quick purchase of housing for asylum seekers takes neighbours off guard

The City of Ottawa is poised to pay $11 million for a nunnery it plans to make into transitional housing, its latest purchase or lease to provide homes to the increasing number of newcomers to Ottawa and relieve pressure on overburdened shelters. Members of the finance and corporate services committee approved the deal on Tuesday, days after homeowners around the property off St. Joseph Boulevard in east Ottawa found out about it. The city had to compete against private bidders and raised its initial $10-million offer by $1 million at the urging of the seller, the Sisters of Charity.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-housing-asylum-seeker-purchase-nunnery-1.7254073

Government of Canada – Governments of Canada and New Brunswick invest in the education of international Francophone students at Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are each contributing $1,035,278 to the CCNB’s project to adapt the support model for international Francophone students. This brings the total investment to $2,070,556. This project aims to maximize access, development and skills enhancement for the CCNB’s international students, enabling them to integrate into the job market and New Brunswick’s Francophone community. The CCNB recognizes the need to adapt its service model to better meet the specific needs of its rapidly growing international student population.

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2024/07/governments-of-canada-and-new-brunswick-invest-in-the-education-of-international-francophone-students-at-college-communautaire-du-nouveau-brunswick.html