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.


Francopresse – Vivre sans papiers caché et dans la peur

Près d’un demi-million de personnes seraient actuellement sans statut migratoire au Canada. De nombreuses associations et acteurs du milieu demandent au gouvernement un programme pour régulariser une situation qu’ils jugent des plus urgentes. Bien que souvent stigmatisés, les sans-papiers viennent de tous horizons : des demandeurs d’asile dont la demande a été rejetée, des étudiants internationaux qui n’ont pas effectué assez d’heures de travail pour demander leur résidence permanente ou encore des personnes en attente de visa.

https://francopresse.ca/2023/01/08/vivre-sans-papiers-cache-et-dans-la-peur/

CBC News – PSW Wins Fight to Stay in Canada with Daughter After Deportation Order Suddenly Reversed

She was nearly ripped from her three-year-old daughter, but in a sudden reversal, a Toronto personal support worker who faced deportation despite having worked on the front lines during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic can now stay in Canada permanently. After going public with her story, Fatumah Najjuma has won her fight for permanent residence.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canada-immigration-win-1.6706341

Global News – Ukrainian Refugees Mark First Orthodox Christmas in Manitoba

At Christmas, Ukrainian newcomer Mariia Zelemko normally celebrates with her extended family in western Ukraine, helping her grandmother in the kitchen. After nearly 11 months of war in her home country, the 18-year-old refugee, who arrived with her parents and siblings in October, is marking the holiday with new faces in Manitoba — many of whom are still living in hotels.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9394628/ukrainian-refugees-christmas-manitoba/

Winnipeg Free Press – Jewish Immigrant Aid Services Celebrates Centennial

It has been a busy century for the Toronto-based Jewish Immigrant Aid Services. As the only Jewish agency in the country devoted exclusively to the sponsorship, settlement and assimilation of refugees and immigrants, JIAS, as it is known, has helped hundreds of thousands of newcomers — Jews and non-Jews alike — start new lives in Canada. Now, as its centennial year and anniversary celebrations come to a close, JIAS’s services and supports are in as much demand as at any time in the past.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/2023/01/07/jewish-immigrant-aid-services-celebrates-centennial

CBC News – Ukrainian Kyiv-Based Pride Organization Asks Canadians to Open Homes to LGBTQ Refugees

Next month will mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. While many have stayed in the country, refugees continue to flee in search of a safer, more peaceful life. In the first two weeks of the invasion, an estimated three million people fled. Canada has taken in more than 132,000 Ukrainian refugees, but some organizations are still looking for hosts to house more, particularly refugees who identify as LGBTQ.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lgbtq-ukraine-refugees-housing-canada-1.6704964

Toronto Star – N.S. Opposition Worries Health Workers Recruited from Refugee Camp Could Lack Housing

The Nova Scotia government must guarantee housing for the 65 health-care workers it recently recruited from a Kenyan refugee camp, opposition parties said Thursday. NDP Leader Claudia Chender told reporters she’s happy to see increased immigration to Nova Scotia but said she is worried about people being recruited to a province that lacks public services and housing.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/01/05/ns-opposition-worries-health-workers-recruited-from-refugee-camp-could-lack-housing.html